Martin Luther: The Life and Lessons
- ISBN-10
- 1476625557
- ISBN-13
- 9781476625553
- Series
- Martin Luther
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-05-19
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Authors
- Larry D. Mansch, Curtis H. Peters
Description
Combining biographical narrative and analytical essays, this book provides a new, comprehensive view of Martin Luther’s life and times, along with a new examination of the radical theology that sparked the Reformation and changed the Christian world forever. Drawing on sources new and old, the authors chronicle the fascinating, turbulent life of the Great Reformer from a historical point of view. Luther’s revolutionary thoughts on scripture and salvation are explored from a theological perspective, offering a fresh appraisal of the doctrine that irrevocably divided the Roman Catholic Church.
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- 2020-07-20
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