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A World Ablaze: The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation
Craig Harline
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Description for A World Ablaze: The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation
Hardback. It's not always easy to find the human Martin Luther underneath the centuries of accumulated myth. A World Ablaze focuses on the drama and uncertainty of the first few critical years of Luther's rise, when his personal struggles with salvation were transformed into a crisis of Christendom. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH; HRAX; HRC; HRCC9. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
October 2017 marks five hundred years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg and launched the Protestant Reformation. At least, that's what the legend says. But with a figure like Martin Luther, who looms so large in the historical imagination, it's hard to separate the legend from the life, or even sometimes to separate assorted legends from each other. Over the centuries, Luther the man has given way to Luther the icon, a polished bronze figure on a pedestal. In A World Ablaze, Craig Harline introduces us to the flesh-and-blood Martin Luther. ... Read more
October 2017 marks five hundred years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg and launched the Protestant Reformation. At least, that's what the legend says. But with a figure like Martin Luther, who looms so large in the historical imagination, it's hard to separate the legend from the life, or even sometimes to separate assorted legends from each other. Over the centuries, Luther the man has given way to Luther the icon, a polished bronze figure on a pedestal. In A World Ablaze, Craig Harline introduces us to the flesh-and-blood Martin Luther. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190275181
SKU
V9780190275181
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About Craig Harline
Craig Harline is the author of numerous books on the history of Christianity, especially during the Reformation, including Conversions: Two Family Stories From the Reformation and Modern America (2011), which was a finalist for the Mark Lynton History Prize from the Columbia School of Journalism, and Sunday: A History of the First Day From Babylonia to the Super Bowl (2007), ... Read more
Reviews for A World Ablaze: The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation
However, the combination of science, politics, religion, education, and culture provides a different view of familiar topics that deserves consideration, and his writing style makes it an enjoyable read for everyone, regardless of their knowledge of Martin Luther. Thus, Harline's book achieves his objective and is well worth reading.
Nancy Saultz Radloff, Anglican and Episcopal History
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