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Martin Luther: Catholic Dissident | Peter Stanford
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'A compelling biography of one of the greatest men of the modern age. Stanford is particularly brilliant on the tensions inside Luther's private and spiritual life. This is a very fine book, written with a flourish.' Melvyn Bragg The 31st of October 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther pinning his 95 'Theses' - or reform proposals - to the door of his local university church in Wittenberg. Most scholars now agree that the details of this eye-catching gesture are more legend than hammer and nails, but what is certainly true is that on this day (probably in a letter to his local Archbishop in Mainz), the Augustinian Friar and theologian issued an outspokenly blunt challenge to his own Catholic Church to reform itself from within - especially over the sale of 'indulgences' - which ultimately precipitated a huge religious and political upheaval right across Europe and divided mainstream Christianity ever after. A new, popular biography from journalist Peter Stanford, looking at Martin Luther from within his Catholic context, examining his actual aims for Catholicism as well as his enduring legacy - and where he might fit within the church today. 'Peter Stanford makes the life of Luther into a thrilling narrative, told from a modern Catholic perspective' Antonia Fraser
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PurpleTulipGirl
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Being extra careful at church.

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TheEllieMo
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In response to @ljuliel ‘s question about history books and periods I like, I am fascinated by the Reformation, a fairly specific time period but one that covers some major changes, from Martin Luther‘s 95 Theses in 1517, and his influence on English reformers such as William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English, the separation of England from Rome, the creation of martyrs both Protestant and Catholic.

veritysalter A fascinating period of history. 5y
TheEllieMo @Crazeedi thanks, added to the TBR pile! 5y
ljuliel That‘s a time I‘ve read very little to none of, so it‘s a category I‘m blank on. It sounds interesting though. 5y
Lucy_Anywhere Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is a fab book based during this time! 5y
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clbeattie123
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Saturday reading to satisfy my love of learning about religion.