TY - BOOK AU - Leppin,Volker TI - Martin Luther: a late medieval life SN - 9780801098215 AV - BR325.L598.M378 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group KW - Reformation KW - Germany KW - Biography KW - (fast)Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 KW - (fast)Reformation KW - (fast)Germany KW - (fast)Biography N1 - 1; The son: destined for higher things --; The monk --; The young professor --; The publicist --; The prophet --; The preacher-bishop from Wittenberg --; The year of climax, 1525 --; The educator --; The outsider: on the margins of the Reformation --; The old professor --; The end of life; 2 N2 - This brief, insightful biography of Martin Luther strips away the myths surrounding the Reformer to offer a more nuanced account of his life and ministry. Coinciding with the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this accessible yet robustly historical and theological work highlights the medieval background of Luther's life in contrast to contemporary legends. Internationally respected church historian Volker Leppin explores the Catholic roots of Lutheran thought and locates Luther's life in the unfolding history of 16th-century Europe ER -