The Making of Martin Luther
A major new account of the most intensely creative years of Luther's career

The Making of Martin Luther takes a provocative look at the intellectual emergence of one of the most original and influential minds of the sixteenth century. Richard Rex traces how, in a concentrated burst of creative energy in the few years surrounding his excommunication by Pope Leo X in 1521, this lecturer at an obscure German university developed a startling new interpretation of the Christian faith that brought to an end the dominance of the Catholic Church in Europe. Lucidly argued and elegantly written, The Making of Martin Luther is a splendid work of intellectual history that renders Luther's earthshaking yet sometimes challenging ideas accessible to a new generation of readers.

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The Making of Martin Luther
A major new account of the most intensely creative years of Luther's career

The Making of Martin Luther takes a provocative look at the intellectual emergence of one of the most original and influential minds of the sixteenth century. Richard Rex traces how, in a concentrated burst of creative energy in the few years surrounding his excommunication by Pope Leo X in 1521, this lecturer at an obscure German university developed a startling new interpretation of the Christian faith that brought to an end the dominance of the Catholic Church in Europe. Lucidly argued and elegantly written, The Making of Martin Luther is a splendid work of intellectual history that renders Luther's earthshaking yet sometimes challenging ideas accessible to a new generation of readers.

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The Making of Martin Luther

The Making of Martin Luther

by Richard Rex
The Making of Martin Luther

The Making of Martin Luther

by Richard Rex

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A major new account of the most intensely creative years of Luther's career

The Making of Martin Luther takes a provocative look at the intellectual emergence of one of the most original and influential minds of the sixteenth century. Richard Rex traces how, in a concentrated burst of creative energy in the few years surrounding his excommunication by Pope Leo X in 1521, this lecturer at an obscure German university developed a startling new interpretation of the Christian faith that brought to an end the dominance of the Catholic Church in Europe. Lucidly argued and elegantly written, The Making of Martin Luther is a splendid work of intellectual history that renders Luther's earthshaking yet sometimes challenging ideas accessible to a new generation of readers.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780691196862
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/05/2019
Pages: 296
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard Rex is professor of Reformation history at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Queens' College. His books include Tudors: The Illustrated History and Henry VIII and the English Reformation.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

1 Wittenberg 1517 1

2 From Erfurt to Wittenberg 22

3 The Catholic Luther 45

4 The Quest for Certainty 69

5 Intimations of Antichrist 96

6 Luther and Eck 108

7 Rome and Wittenberg 135

8 Worms and the Wartburg 159

9 The Beginning and End of Reformation 184

10 The Meaning of Martin Luther 211

Abbreviations 231

Notes 233

Index 271

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"Brilliant."—Melanie McDonagh, The Spectator

"A remarkably sympathetic portrait of the Reformer, and it is possibly the best concise study of Luther's early reforming career that I have read."—Carl R. Trueman, First Things

"Readable, free of jargon, and entertaining."—Bradley A. Peterson, Reading Religion

"The Making of Martin Luther is a nice jumping-off point for Luther scholarship, whether you're a believer/theologian or a secularist/agnostic/atheist."Manhattan Book Review

"A remarkable piece of writing that will have an enduring influence. With shrewd and canny insights, powerful prose, and wit, Richard Rex offers a persuasive and provocative tour through the early years of the Reformation."—Bruce Gordon, author of John Calvin's "Institutes of the Christian Religion": A Biography

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