{"product_id":"2940170157280","title":"Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet","description":"On October 31, 1517 an unknown monk nailed a theological pamphlet to a church door in a small university town and set in motion a process that helped usher in the modern world. Within a few years Luther's ideas had spread like wildfire. His attempts to reform Christianity by returning it to its biblical roots split the Western Church, divided Europe, and polarized people's beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet Luther was a deeply flawed human being: a fervent believer tormented by spiritual doubts; a prolific writer whose translation of the Bible would shape the German language yet whose attacks on his opponents were vicious and foul-mouthed. Perhaps surprisingly, the man who helped create in the modern world was not modern himself: for him the devil was not a figure of speech but a real, physical presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed historian Lyndal Roper explains how Luther's impact can only be understood against the background of the times. As a brilliant biographer, she gives us the flesh-and-blood figure, reveals the often contradictory psychological forces that drove Luther forward, and the dynamics they unleashed, which turned a small act of protest into a battle against the power of the Church.","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123157156080,"sku":"2940170157280","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170157280_p0.jpg?v=1763703506","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170157280","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}