The Mother of the Reformation

<p>Kroker paints an intimate picture of Katie and of family life in the Black Cloister during the formative years of the Reformation showing how Katie's marriage to Martin Luther was a multifaceted vocation with such tasks as household brew mistress cloister landlady property overseer gardener cow- and pig-herder and fishwife. Indeed Katie oversaw their home much like a lord in her kingdom yet in the midst of it all stood the man to whom her work concern and duty were directed.</p><p> </p><p>This readable fresh translation of one of the standard biographical works on Katie Luther presents a compelling portrait for those desiring to know more about this quietly influential Reformation character. Mark DeGarmeaux brings the warmth of Kroker's writing to a new generation of those interested in the Reformation and especially in Katie the woman behind the hammer.</p>