Martin Luther: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives)

Martin Luther: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives)
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Martin Martyâ€”professor, author, pastor, historian, and journalistâ€”is, in Bill Moyersâ€™s words, "the most influential interpreter of American religion." In Martin Luther this man of unswerving faith, rooted in his own Lutheran tradition yet deeply committed to helping enrich a pluralist society, brings to powerful life the devout Reformation figure whose despair for a perilous world, felt anew in our own times, drove him to a ceaseless search for assurance of Godâ€™s love. It was one that led him steadily to a fresh interpretation of human interaction with Godâ€”as born solely from Godâ€™s grace and not the Churchâ€™s mediationâ€”and to the famous theses he posted at Wittenberg in 1517.
Lutherâ€™s persistence in this belief, and in his long battle with Church leadersâ€”embellished by rich historical backgroundâ€”make Martyâ€™s biography riveting reading. Lutherâ€™s obdurate yet receptive stance, so different from the travestied image of "fundamentalism" we currently face, restored the balance between religion and the individual. Martin Luther is at once a fascinating history, a story of immense spiritual passion and amazing grace, and a superb intellectual biography.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Viking Adult
Manufacturer Viking Adult
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2004-01-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780670032723

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