Martin Luther - (Penguin Lives Biographies) by Martin E Marty (Paperback)

About the Book

Marty brings to powerful life the devout Reformation figure whose despair for a perilous world, felt anew in modern times, drove him to a ceaseless search for assurance of God's love.

Book Synopsis

Called 'The most influential interpreter of American religion' by Bill Moyers, renowned historian and Lutheran pastor Martin Marty portrays the religious reformer Martin Luther as a man of conscience and courage who risked death to ignite the historic reformation of the Church. Luther's arguments, including his '95 theses, ' changed the destiny of Christendom, the shape of Christianity, and gave rise to new freedoms in church and state. Marty explores the records left by Luther of his inner struggles and his conflicts with the Holy Roman Empire to find a man engaged in a lifelong passionate search for not only the grace of God, but also for the assurance that it was directed toward each individual.

Review Quotes

? [A] sterling biography of history's irascible reformer . . . This is the best brief biography of Luther ever penned.?
?"Publishers Weekly"

? A brief, brilliant biography of the father of Protestantism.?
?"The Baltimore Sun"



[A] sterling biography of history s irascible reformer . . . This is the best brief biography of Luther ever penned.
"Publishers Weekly"
A brief, brilliant biography of the father of Protestantism.
"The Baltimore Sun"

a [A] sterling biography of historyas irascible reformer . . . This is the best brief biography of Luther ever penned.a
a"Publishers Weekly"
a A brief, brilliant biography of the father of Protestantism.a
a"The Baltimore Sun"

About the Author

Martin Marty, one of today's most respected theologians, is professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, where the Martin Marty Center has been founded to promote public religion endeavors. His more than fifty books include Modern American Religion. He is a winner of the National Book Award and was the first religion scholar to receive the National Humanities Medal.