Luters - reformators : Mārtiņa Lutera biogrāfija

by Džeimss M. Kitelsons

Other authorsAgata Muze (Designer), Aleksandrs Bite (Editor), Elmīra Cacure (Editor), Inguna Zarīte (Translator)
Hardcover, 2002

Status

Available

Call number

284.10924

Collection

Publication

Rīga : Luterisma mantojuma fonds, ©2002

Description

For nearly thirty years, James M. Kittelson's Luther the Reformer has been the standard biography of Martin Luther. Like Roland Bainton's biography of the generation before, Kittelson's volume is the one known by thousands of students, pastors, and interested readers as the biography that gave them the details of this dramatic man and his history. The accolades were well deserved. Fair, insightful, and detailed without being overwhelming, Kittelson was able to negotiate a "middle way" between the many directions of historical research and present a more complete chronological picture of Luther than many had yet portrayed. For this revised edition, Hans H. Wiersma has made an outstanding text even better. The research is updated, and the text is revised throughout, with an emphasis on retaining the tone and pace of the original. Additionally, the volume has an entirely new map and image program, updated bibliographies, improved timelines, and other features to enhance the reading experience. It's a great volume, greatly improved.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member hazysaffron
An excellent biography of Martin Luther. However the Kindle version has several formatting problems. In three places in the book the Kindle gets stuck on two pages and refuses to flip past them using the forward and back buttons. You can get around this by using the go to location feature and
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selecting the next number after the stuck section.
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LibraryThing member hsifeng
REENACTORS VIEW: 1483-1547 (life of Martin L) 332 pages: An overview of Luthers life and beliefs including the historical events that affected both. A very thourough treatment and an easy read.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1986

Physical description

335 p.; 22 cm

Pages

335

ISBN

9984954641 / 9789984954646
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