This biography is a reassessment of the life and work of the Protestant reformer, Luther. The book considers what Luther intended, and what he accomplished when he challenged the ruling powers of the Catholic Church. The movement he initiated changed the social, political, intellectual and religious structures of Western history. Oberman presents an account of a man too often portrayed as a saint or a devil.
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This biography is a reassessment of the life and work of the Protestant reformer, Luther. The book considers what Luther intended, and what he accomplished when he challenged the ruling powers of the Catholic Church. The movement he initiated changed the social, political, intellectual and religious structures of Western history. Oberman presents an account of a man too often portrayed as a saint or a devil.
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