Martin Luther: Shaping and Defining the Reformation, 1521-1532
- ISBN-10
- 1451414153
- ISBN-13
- 9781451414158
- Series
- Martin Luther
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 576
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-12-01
- Publisher
- Fortress Press
- Author
- Martin Brecht
Description
Brecht provides a comprehensive study of the consolidation of the Reformation in the middle period of Luther's active life. He treats both Luther's personal life and the development of Lutheran doctrine and practice exhaustively. The reader is left with great admiration for Luther's talents as a theologian, translator, and church builder.
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