Download or read book Martin Luther, Volume 2 written by Martin Brecht and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brecht provides a comprehensive study of the consolidation of the Reformation in the middle period of Luther's active life. He treats both Luther's personal life and the development of Lutheran doctrine and practice exhaustively. The reader is left with great admiration for Luther's talents as a theologian, translator, and church builder.