Here I Stand: a Life of Martin Luther
Hardcover
1950 · New York, Nashville
by Bainton, Roland H.
New York, Nashville: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press. Fair. 1950. Hardcover. A Fair shelfworn edition that is rubbed, aged, soiled and has some fraying to the cloth. There is a previous owner's name on the front flyleaf and a sticker on the front pastedown, spine hinge is loose ; Roland H. Bainton's Here I Stand is the definitive biography of Martin Luther, a man whom Bainton describes as "the father of the Protestant Reformation." Bainton offers a detailed, nuanced account of Luther's life, from his early years as a monk to his tumultuous period as a reformer. He vividly portrays Luther's personal transformation, from pious monk to bold iconoclast, and shows how his ideas shaped the religious and political landscape of the 16th century.; 8vo; 422 pages . (Inventory #: 58940)