On a sultry day in July of the year 1505 a lonely traveler was trudging over a parched road on the outskirts of the Saxon village of Stotternheim. He was a young man, short but sturdy, and wore the dress of a university student. As he approached the village, the sky became overcast. Suddenly there was a shower, then a crashing storm. A bolt of lightning rived the gloom, and knocked the man to the ground. Struggling to rise, he cried in terror, "St. Anne help me! I will become a monk." The man who thus called upon a saint was later to repudiate the cult of the saints. He who vowed to become a monk was later to renounce monasticism. A loyal son of the Catholic Church, he was later to shatter the structure of medieval Cathololicism. A devoted servant of the pope, he was later to identify the popes with Antichrist. For this young man was Martin Luther.
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Reviewed by Carla Almond (Coral Springs, FL), November 19, 2008
On Reformation Sunday, our pastor referred to this gem. My husband thoroughly enjoys reading/studying this book.
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Reviewed by Shaun Price (Buies Creek, NC), September 28, 2003
I am a lover of Christian biographies, and this is one of the top of the 20th century. This book is not only an academic jewel, but a book of spiritual insight into the Christian life, as well as the man of Martin Luther. Highly recommend.
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