Resilient Reformer: The Life and Thought of Martin Luther

Timothy F. Lull · Derek R. Nelson

jul 2015 · Fortress Press

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This biography, begun by Timothy F. Lull prior to his death and capably finished by Derek Nelson, is marked for its fresh, winsome, and invigorating styleÑone undoubtedly shaped by years spent in undergraduate and seminary classrooms.Ê

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In this telling, Luther is an energetic, resilient actor, driven by very human strengths and failings, always wishing to do right by his understanding of God and the witness of the Scriptures.Ê

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At times humorous, always realistic, and appropriately critical when necessary, Lull and Nelson tell the story of an amazing, unforgettable life.

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Derek R. Nelson is associate professor of religion at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He is the author of Sin: A Guide for the Perplexed (2011) and WhatÕs Wrong with Sin: Sin in Individual and Social Perspective from Schleiermacher to Theologies of Liberation (2009) and coauthor or editor of six other books.

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Timothy F. LullÊwas president of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, and professor of systematic theology there before his death in 2003.