The Making of Martin Luther

<p><b>A major new account of the most intensely creative years of Luther''s career</b><br><br><i>The Making of Martin Luther</i> 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. Lucidly argued and elegantly written, <i>The Making of Martin Luther</i> is a splendid work of intellectual history that renders Luther''s earthshaking yet sometimes challenging ideas accessible to a new generation of readers.</p>