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Luther: Man Between God and the Devil

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UPC:
9780385422789
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
1992-02-01
Release Date:
1992-02-01
Author:
Heiko A. Oberman
Language:
english,german
Edition:
Reissue
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Luther: Man Between God And TheDevil is the definitive biography of the centralfigure of the Protestant Reformation. Publishedin 1982 in Germany to great acclaim, the bookportrays the controversial reformer in the context ofhis own time. Oberman argues that Luther is morethe medieval monk than history has usuallyregarded him. Haunted by the devil, Luther saw theworld, Oberman claims, as a cosmic battleground betweenGod and Satan. It is this battle with the devilthat provides the key to understanding the man.This is a classic in biography and an indispensablework for all interested in one of the greatestfigures of Western history.