Fallible Heroes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781666745504)

To the casual observer the major contributors of the Protestant Reformation include a select few--Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, and perhaps Philip Melanchthon. However, the movement might have easily perished in its infancy were it not for a very unique and courageous company of more obscure individuals who worked together across continental Europe during the sixteenth century--Martin Bucer, Wolfgang Capito, Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, Matthew and Katarina Zell, Menno Simons, John Oecolampadius, Andreas Karlstadt, and Heinrich Bullinger, to name a few. This book draws the reader into three often-ignored elements of the Reformation: first, the interaction the reformers had with each other through dialogues, letters, debates, and colloquies; second, the weaknesses, blemishes, and misdeeds of the reformers (in addition to their strengths and accomplishments); and third, the contributions of the lesser-known reformers in addition to the prominent ones. It is a story as vividly powerful as any adventure novel--it is a story of Fallible Heroes.

Author: Stephen Fortosis, Harley T. Atkinson
ISBN-10: 1666745502
ISBN-13: 9781666745504
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 08/22/2022
Pages: 274
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d