Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet
#742 of 3,809 books · #311 in Biography & Memoir
Won the Wolfson History Prize (2017). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.
Examining the inner life of Martin Luther, the founding leader of the Reformation, the author reveals a literary genius who was full of contradictions and whose Ninety-Five Theses began the greatest upheaval and transformation of Christianity in history.
- ISBN-13
- 9780812996197
- Genre
- Topics
- Martin LutherProtestant ReformationChristianity history
Awards
- Wolfson History PrizeWon(2017)
- Cundill History PrizeLonglisted(2017)
Other awarded books from Lyndal Roper
- Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War (2025)1 win · 11 score
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