Luther: An Historical Portrait (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

J. Verres

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331428211 ISBN 13 : 9781331428213

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Ad Lectorem. JL twill be said that this book comes post festurru It does, but the festum caused the book. The way in which on the occasion of the 4- centenary of Luther sbirth the ,,R eformer was spoken of by almost all shades of Protestants showed clearly that the real Luther is little known in this country. The bulk of the sermons, speeches, lectures and news paper articles delivered or written in praise of him made it evident that most of the speakers or writers derived their knowledge of him not from his own works, but from old legends or from admiring bio graphies, or perhaps from the tiny, tidy, revised and expurgated editions of the Tabletalk which were to be had at the railway bookstalls. Some friends suggest ed to me the idea of drawing a portrait of the Prophet of Wittenberg from his own works. The prospect of having to devote many months to going through his voluminous and frequently disgusting books was anything but cheerful, but I resolved to carry out the idea, in the hope of contributing a little towards vindicating historical truth. It will seem that there is a prima facie argument against the book I now present to the public, it will supposed that it has been written in a party spirit. I have honestly tried to avoid being influenced in that way and to overcome the great temptation connect ed with my task, viz.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331428211
• ISBN 13: 9781331428213
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 408
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