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Martin Luther : A Penguin Life by Martin E. Marty (2004, Hardcover)
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Martin Marty-professor, author, pastor, historian, and journalist-is, in Bill Moyers’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 God's love. It was one that led him steadily to a fresh interpretation of human interaction with God-as born solely from God's grace and not the Church's mediation'and to the famous theses he posted at Wittenberg in 1517. Luther's persistence in this belief, and in his long battle with Church leaders—embellished by rich historical background—make Marty's biography riveting reading. Luther'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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670032727
ISBN-139780670032723
eBay Product ID (ePID)30235418
Product Key Features
Book TitleMartin Luther : a Penguin Life
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicChristianity / History, Religious, Historical
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMartin E. Marty
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.3 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-298342
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal284.1/092 B
SynopsisMartin Marty—professor, author, pastor, historian, and journalist—is, in Bill Moyers’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 God’s love. It was one that led him steadily to a fresh interpretation of human interaction with God—as born solely from God’s grace and not the Church’s mediation—and to the famous theses he posted at Wittenberg in 1517. Luther’s persistence in this belief, and in his long battle with Church leaders—embellished by rich historical background—make Marty’s biography riveting reading. Luther’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., As the last millennium drew to a close and lists of the most influential people of that time were drawn up, Martin Luther always appeared near the top. Who was this famous rebel? Martin Luther explores the records left by Luther of his inner struggles and his conflicts with the papacy, the Holy Roman Empire, leaders of the emergent Protestant movements, and, in the greatest stains on his reputation, peasants in their uprising and Jews. This is also a portrait of a man of conscience and courage who risked death to witness to his beliefs and whose arguments drew fellow believers who together created changes that altered the destiny of Christendom, the shape of Christianity, and the rise of new freedoms in church and state. Martin Marty -- professor, author, pastor, historian, journalist -- is, in Bill Moyers's words, "the most influential interpreter of American religion." In Martin Luther, Marty sees Luther as someone who was engaged in a lifelong search not only for the grace of God but also for assurance that it was directed toward him. He sought this certainty partly so that he might lead others to explore their consciences, see their faith nurtured, and be ready to take public stands. People of any faith or of no faith can discover in his struggles and affirmations templates for their own paths, and will find him an engrossing subject, a person capable of living with apparent contradictions along with firm convictions. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberBR325.M299 2004
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