Luther and his times : the Reformation from a new perspective / by E.G. Schwiebert. [print]

I: The European scene -- The historical background of the German reformation -- The age of Emperor Charles V -- The history of Saxony -- II: The protagonist -- Martin Luther -- The monastic struggle -- III: The university environment -- The electoral town of Wittenberg -- The physical plant of the university -- The university of Wittenberg -- IV: The emerging reformer -- Triumph of biblical humanism in the university of Wittenberg -- Luther attacks the indulgence traffic -- Early attempts to silence Luther -- Frederick the wise in the hour of decision -- The Leipzig debate -- The stormy days before worms -- The diet of worms -- In the land of the birds -- V: The years of fruition -- Problems in the early growth of Lutheranism -- Martin Luther the man -- Wittenberg becomes the nursery of the German reformation -- Founding of the Lutheran church -- Attempts to unify Christendom -- The close of life.

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