Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Hendrickson Classic Biographies)
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Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Hendrickson Classic Biographies)
With sound historical scholarship and penetrating insight, Roland Bainton examines Luther s widespread influence. He re-creates the spiritual setting of the sixteenth century, showing Luther s place within it and influence upon it. Richly illustrated with more than 100 woodcuts and engravings from Luther s own time, Here I Stand dramatically brings to life Martin Luther, the great Reformer. A specialist in Reformation history, Roland H. Bainton was for forty-two years Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale, and he continued his writing well into his twenty years of retirement. Bainton wore his scholarship lightly and had a lively, readable style. His most popular book was Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (1950), which sold more than a million copies. Hendrickson Classic Biographies" feature enduring stories about real people whose lives have been touched and transformed by God, and who in turn have touched others with God s love. Each story has been carefully selected, gently edited if necessary, and freshly typeset, making every account be it ancient or contemporary a compelling read. Great lives reaching across the ages to touch lives today, encouraging, challenging, and inspiring.""