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Concordia Publishing (2004), Edition: 1st, 32 pages
Description
A biography of the German monk who led the Protestant Reformation in Europe from its beginning in 1517 until his death in 1546.
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LibraryThing member longhorndaniel
A good short book on the life of Martin Luther; good details and beautiful drawings.
LibraryThing member thornton37814
Maier's biography of Martin Luther was beautifully illustrated by Greg Copeland. Although a brief mention is made of his life prior to his teenage years, the main story begins with his schooling in Magdeburg and Eisenach and then university studies. It discusses his decision to become a monk and
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the encouragement at his monastery to study the Scripture for himself. In the Scriptures he saw Christianity presented differently than he saw Catholic Church practice at the time. He posted his 95 theses and the Reformation was born. The book discusses how his differences with the Catholic Church endangered his life. It discusses his hymn writing, his marriage to Katie, and his teaching and writings. The vocabulary level probably exceeds that of children for whom this otherwise might be a good book. Perhaps it would work best as a read-aloud where the reader can explain some of the words. Show Less
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11.1 x 10.1 inches
ISBN
0758606265 / 9780758606266
UPC
884406758808