a life of Martin Luther Bainton, Roland Herbert 1894-1984 creator text bibliography biography nyu New York] New American Library [1955, c1950] 1955 monographic eng

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336 p. illus. 19 cm. Summary: A definitive life of the monk who cried out against the corruption of the medieval church and changed the history of the world, with a full background of the period and church affairs, quotations from Luther's writings, etc. Contents: I. The Vow -- II. The Cloister -- III. The Gospel -- IV. The Onslaught -- V. The Son of iniquity -- VI. The Saxon hus -- VII. The German Hercules -- VIII. The Wild boar in the vineyard -- IX. The Appeal to Caesar -- X. Here I stand -- XI. My Patmos -- XII. The Return of the exile -- XIII. No other foundation -- XIV. Rebuilding the walls -- XV. The Middle way -- XVI. Behemoth, Leviathan, and the great waters -- XVII. The School for character -- XVIII. The Church territorial -- XIX. The Church tutorial -- XX. The Church ministerial -- XXI. The Struggle for faith -- XXII. The Measure of the man. Cover title used. Sub-title appears first on title page. Also published by Abingdon Press. Bibliography: p. 303-314. Luther, Martin 1483-1546 922.443 750303 20160127121605.0 1197656