{"product_id":"9780802496355","title":"Long Before Luther: Tracing the Heart of the Gospel From Christ to the Reformation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere was the gospel before the Reformation?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary  evangelicals often struggle to answer that question. As a result, many Roman Catholics  are quick to allege that the Reformation understanding of the gospel simply did  not exist before the 1500s. They assert that key Reformation doctrines, like \u003ci\u003esola  fide\u003c\/i\u003e, were nonexistent in the first fifteen centuries of church history. Rather,  they were invented by Martin Luther, John Calvin, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is a serious  charge, and one that evangelicals must be ready to answer. If an evangelical understanding  of the gospel is only 500 years old, we are in major trouble. However, if it can  be demonstrated that Reformers were not inventing something new, but instead were  recovering something old, then key tenets of the Protestant faith are greatly affirmed.  Hence, the need for this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter reading \u003ci\u003eLong Before Luther\u003c\/i\u003e, readers  will: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePossess a greater understanding of church history and the role  it plays in the church today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave a deeper appreciation for the hard-won  victories of the Reformation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe equipped to dialogue with Catholic friends  about the presence of Reformed doctrines throughout church history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeel  renewed gratefulness for the unearned nature of grace and the power of the gospel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Moody Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068657549552,"sku":"9780802496355","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802496355_p0.jpg?v=1763738883","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802496355","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}