Luther's Wittenberg World: The Reformer's Family Friends Followers and Foes

In conversations about the Reformation the name Martin Luther towers above all others. And rightly so. His work vision and writings set Christianity on a course of events that would forever change the way that most believers live and understand their faith. And yet the Reformation was far more than Martin Luther. Around Luther were hundreds of people - fellow teachers and priests politicians artists printers and spouses - without whose activity and work the Reformation would have progressed much differently. These women and men make up Luthers Wittenberg world and there is much to be learned from engaging their work. In this monumental work Robert Kolb introduces us to those individuals. Engaging and informative essays on the social political and economic realities of the sixteenth century frame brief introductions to over two hundred supporting cast members whose lives played out around Martin Luther. Comprehensively illustrated with maps bibliographies and other resources Luthers Wittenberg World is a treasure.