Martin Luther
Catholic Dissident
$46.14
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
11 December 2017
Summary
‘A compelling biography of one of the greatest men of the modern age. Stanford is particularly brilliant on the tensions inside Luther’s private and spiritual life. This is a very fine book, written with a flourish.’ Melvyn Bragg
The 31st of October 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther pinning his 95 ‘Theses’ - or reform proposals - to the door of his local university church in Wittenberg. Most scholars now agree that the details of this eye-catching gesture are more lege…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473621671 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473621674 |
| Author: | Peter Stanford |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Hodder Faith |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 11 December 2017 |
| Weight: | 304g |
| Dimensions: | 295mm x 127mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
Peter Stanford’s timely biography gives a vivid portrait of a deep flawed man.
For JUDAS:
This is scary and thought-provoking stuff. Curiously, thoughtfully and reassuringly English - The IndependentFor JUDAS:Wide-ranging and engaging … Stanford, a much-respected commentator on Catholic affairs, has unearthed some fascinating material and left his readers with more than enough material to prompt some echo of the question “Is it I?” - New StatesmanAbout The Author
Peter Stanford
Peter Stanford’s previous investigations into the history, theology, enduring appeal and cultural significance of religious ideas include: Judas: The Troubling History of the Renegade Apostle; The Devil - A Biography; Heaven - A Traveller’s Guide to the Undiscovered Country; and The She-Pope, an investigation of the Pope Joan legend. His other books include biographies of Bronwen Astor, Lord Longford and the Poet Laureate, C Day-Lewis, plus the polemical Catholics and Sex that became an award-winning Channel 4 series in 1992. He is a senior features writer at the Daily and Sunday Telegraph titles, and contributes to the Independent, the Observer, the Daily Mail and the Catholic weekly, the Tablet, where he is a columnist. He has presented programmes on BBC 1, Channel 4 and Channel 5, as well as BBC Radios 2 and 4 and the BBC World Service.
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