In this definitive study, the author accomplishes two important tasks. First, he contrasts the theological perspectives of earlier biographies with the results

Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the church door at Wittenberg in 1517. In the three years that followed, Luther clarified and defended his positi

Prominent Reformation historian Timothy Wengert introduces the basic components of Martin Luther's theology of the Bible and examines Luther's contributions to

Exacting scholarship and balanced judgement of this biography will help ensure its place as the definitive work of its kind.