The Triumph of Truth: A Life of Martin Luther
Across the centuries, these words from the pen of Martin Luther testify mightily of the courage and faith of their author. God's grace transformed him from a fearful monk in anguish about his soul's salvation into a giant of the Faith who shook Europe by declaring boldly once again the words of the apostle Paul: "The just shall live by faith."\ Luther's story was never better told than by Swiss historian Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigne. The liveliness of Merle's style, his extensive and...
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Written by a 19th-century revivalist, this fascinating biography provides an in-depth look at the man who shook Europe by declaring that "the just shall live by faith." Young adults will be captivated by the story of Luther's spiritual pilgrimage from fearful monk to courageous reformer.
Introductionvii1Luther's Early Life and Training12University Days93In the Augustinian Monastery154Staupitz215The University of Wittenberg296Luther at Rome337Doctor of the Holy Scriptures418"Learn to Know Christ and Him Crucified"499Luther Before the Nobility5710Indulgences6311"Nets to Catch Silver"7312The Ninety-five Theses7913Reaction to the Theses8914Tetzel's Attack9715Rome Responds10516Luther's "Paradoxes"11517Luther and Leo X12318The Pope Takes Action12919Melancthon13720Journey to Augsburg14521Before Cardinal Cajetan15522Return from Augsburg16723A New Envoy from Rome17724Eck Challenges Luther19125The Leipzig Disputation (Part 1)20126The Leipzig Disputation (Part 2)21127The Aftermath of Leipzig21928Charles V and the Nobility22729The Appeal to the German Nobility23730"Arise, O Lord"--The Papal Bull24531The Babylonian Captivity of the Church25132"It Is Christ Who Has Begun These Things"26133Luther Responds to the Bull26934Political Maneuvering27535The Diet of Worms Convenes28336Conflict and Controversy at Worms29137Luther Summoned to Worms30138Luther Journeys to Worms30939"Here I Stand"31740Attempts at Compromise32941Captured33942"Captive with and Against My Will"34743On Marriage and Monasticism35344Making God Speak German35745The Zwickau Prophets36346Luther Returns37147Luther and Henry VIII38148The Peasants' War (Part 1)39149The Peasants' War (Part 2)40350Luther's Marriage40951Triumph in Death415Editor's Afterword419Index of Persons423
