Eric Metaxas
Hardcover | Pages: 480 pages Rating: 4.32 | 3565 Users | 601 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 110198001X (ISBN13: 9781101980019) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas comes a brilliant and inspiring biography of the most influential man in modern history, Martin Luther, in time for the 500th anniversary of the ReformationOn All Hallow’s Eve in 1517, a young monk named Martin Luther posted a document he hoped would spark an academic debate, but that instead ignited a conflagration that would forever destroy the world he knew. Five hundred years after Luther’s now famous Ninety-five Theses appeared, Eric Metaxas, acclaimed biographer of the bestselling Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy and Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery, paints a startling portrait of the wild figure whose adamantine faith cracked the edifice of Western Christendom and dragged medieval Europe into the future. Written in riveting prose and impeccably researched, Martin Luther tells the searing tale of a humble man who, by bringing ugly truths to the highest seats of power, caused the explosion whose sound is still ringing in our ears. Luther’s monumental faith and courage gave birth to the ideals of liberty, equality, and individualism that today lie at the heart of all modern life.
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| Title | : | Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World |
| Author | : | Eric Metaxas |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | + 16 pages of plates |
| Pages | : | Pages: 480 pages |
| Published | : | October 3rd 2017 by Viking |
| Categories | : | Biography. History. Nonfiction. Religion. Christian. Christianity |
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Ratings: 4.32 From 3565 Users | 601 ReviewsCritique Epithetical Books Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World
The great biography on Luther, such a fascinating and rich period & life.This is one of my favorite books this year. Not only does Metaxis tell a lively and entertaining story of Luther's life, he explains how world-changing his stand for the truth really was. This is truly when the modern world began. For better and for worse. The ideas that we take for granted in our pluralistic society--freedom of conscience, separation of church and state, and the notion that might doesn't make right-- were birthed in Wittenberg exactly 500 years ago.
Eric Metaxes wrote quite a beautiful book on Luther. Ive read other biographies on him and Im very grateful for the respectful and yet open, honest view on his life and teachings. It feels as if Metaxes got to know Luther personally.
Could have been 100 pages shorter. Too much talk about constipation issues...
One of the most difficult "seriously written" biographical books on a serious topic I've had the misfortune of plodding through. I read that some readers found the author's style engaging and witty. I only found his writing style simplistic, pompous, and cringe-worthy. In almost every other line, Metaxes writes with excessive superlatives and gross exaggerations. He butchers the beauty of simple writing by filling his sentences with needless hyperbole and "fillers," such as "truly," "very,"
The great biography on Luther, such a fascinating and rich period & life.
I have always found it interesting that you can profitably read a lot about some people in context without reading a biography while for others it seems important to read through their life story. The trouble, of course, is knowing which is which. I was hesitant to start the new Metaxas biography of Luther. How does one go about writing a one volume biography of one of the most commented upon lives ever? I feared it would prove grossly oversimplified and not do justice to Luther.How silly of me
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