{"product_id":"the-making-of-martin-luther-richard-rex-9780691155159","title":"The Making of Martin Luther","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major new account of the most intensely creative years of Luther's career\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Making of Martin Luther\u003c\/i\u003e takes a provocative look at the intellectual emergence of one of the most original and influential minds of the sixteenth century. Richard Rex traces how, in a concentrated burst of creative energy in the few years surrounding his excommunication by Pope Leo X in 1521, this lecturer at an obscure German university developed a startling new interpretation of the Christian faith that brought to an end the dominance of the Catholic Church in Europe. Luther's personal psychology and cultural context played their parts in the whirlwind of change he unleashed. But for the man himself, it was always about the ideas, the truth, and the Gospel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on the most intensely important years of Luther's career, Rex teases out the threads of his often paradoxical and counterintuitive ideas from the tangled thickets of his writings, explaining their significance, their interconnections, and the astonishing appeal they so rapidly developed. Yet Rex also sets these ideas firmly in the context of Luther's personal life, the cultural landscape that shaped him, and the traditions of medieval Catholic thought from which his ideas burst forth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucidly argued and elegantly written, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Martin Luther\u003c\/i\u003e is a splendid work of intellectual history that renders Luther's earthshaking yet sometimes challenging ideas accessible to a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Rex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691155151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691155159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2018","brand":"Richard Rex","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43925618327807,"sku":"9780691155159","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dc68eab1-d11c-409c-b7d0-c6f52deaf417.jpg?v=1681078340","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-making-of-martin-luther-richard-rex-9780691155159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}