Thomas docherty mp biography of martin luther

Bainton was a radical thinker himself, not doctrinally sympathetic to Luther but rather emotionally so: he knew what it was like to be a beleaguered outside, a man at war with his times. Thus, he writes on Luther with considerable passion. A more recent short biography is that by the distinguished Lutheran historian, Martin Marty, in the Penguin Brief Lives series.

You can read the whole thing here , which also includes recommended reading from Luther himself and by others on his theology. Justin Taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at Crossway. You can follow him on Twitter. Browse Articles Featured Essay. An essay by. Read Now. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.

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Career Add photo. Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in January But Luther was undaunted. Then in April , he was called to appear before a secular assembly called the Diet of Worms. In May the Diet declared Luther an outlaw and a heretic and banned his writings. However, Martin Luther was protected by powerful friends and he hid in Wartburg Castle where he continued to write.

In Luther returned to Wittenberg In the German peasants rose in revolt. Luther condemned the rebellion and it was crushed in Also in , Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora. The couple had 6 children. The same year, in Luther published his great work, The Bondage of the Will. Afterward, Luther continued to write.