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29%OFFJames Reston - Luther's Fortress: Martin Luther and His Reformation Under Siege - 9780465063932 - V9780465063932
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Luther's Fortress: Martin Luther and His Reformation Under Siege

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Description for Luther's Fortress: Martin Luther and His Reformation Under Siege Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474.
In 1521, the Catholic Church declared war on Martin Luther. The German monk had already been excommunicated the year before, after nailing his Ninety-Five Theses,which accused the Church of rampant corruption,to the door of a Saxon church. Now, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V called for Luther to be apprehended and punished as a notorious heretic." The edict was akin to a death sentence: If Luther was caught, he would almost inevitably be burned at the stake, his fragile movement crushed, and the nascent Protestant Reformation strangled in its cradle.In Luther's Fortress , acclaimed historian James Reston, Jr. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465063932
SKU
V9780465063932
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About James Reston
James Reston, Jr. is the author of sixteen books, including the international bestseller Warriors of God. A senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International centre for Scholars, he lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Reviews for Luther's Fortress: Martin Luther and His Reformation Under Siege
"[A] crisply written narrative... The author details in exemplary fashion what was so important and influential about his subject's life and works... A fine, scholarly but accessible treatment of a key period in the life of one of the most influential persons in the history of Christianity."
Library Journal "[A] cogent history... Reston's superb juxtaposition of Luther's solitude in Wartburg ... Read more

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