Martin Luther-Softcover

On All Hallow's Eve in 1517, a young monk named Martin Luther posted adocument he hoped would spark an academic debate, but that instead ignited aconflagration that would forever destroy the world he knew. Five hundred yearsafter Luther's now famous Ninety-five Theses appeared, Eric Metaxas, acclaimedbiographer of the bestselling Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy andAmazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery,paints a startling portrait of the wild figure whose adamantine faith cracked theedifice of Western Christendom and dragged medieval Europe into the future.Written in riveting prose and impeccably researched, Martin Luther tells thesearing tale of a humble man who, by bringing ugly truths to the highest seats ofpower, caused the explosion whose sound is still ringing in our ears. Luther'smonumental faith and courage gave birth to the ideals of liberty, equality, andindividualism that today lie at the heart of all modern life.