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HERE I STAND: A Life of Martin Luther Paperback – April 1, 1995
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- Print length336 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPlume
- Publication dateApril 1, 1995
- Dimensions5.35 x 0.75 x 8 inches
- ISBN-100452011469
- ISBN-13978-0452011465
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- Publisher : Plume (April 1, 1995)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0452011469
- ISBN-13 : 978-0452011465
- Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.35 x 0.75 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #221,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #53 in Lutheran Christianity (Books)
- #230 in Christian Popes
- #1,545 in Religious Leader Biographies
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This is a good read. Though the first Lutheran biography I've read, I'm a little surprised at how highly this work is praised. Many other biographies that I've read are styled and narrated better. Perhaps this is because to understand Luther you must understand the development of Luther's thought worldview before you consider any of his life's consequences. Luther is ever quotable and thankfully Bainton doesn't shy away from a modest number of quotes including excerpts from sermons and Table Talk. The biography is generally balanced considering its only a 400 page book. Luther was a complex man, mostly balanced but not without contradiction. This biography takes on the same sense of proportion. Like most biographers, Bainton seems eager to praise and quick to move past shortcomings.
"Here I Stand" highlights the man's theology and his passion for truth yet Bainton doesn't to show the reader the trailheads of all that the Reformation brought about. At the end of the book the reader is treated to brief sections on Luther's preaching, his hymns, his prayers and his depression.
At times, I found Bainton's writing style a bit bland. Lutheran quotations provided frequent relief. In the hardback Hendrickson edition, more than 50 illustrations are included and serve to compliment rather than distract from the author's ideas.
The Reformation is nothing less than a rediscovery of the Bible and the Gospel. Luther is nothing less than the Father of the Reformation. This is a good book of a great man.
One feels profoundly immersed in the realities of Luther's struggles, yet at the same time, feels the imponderable weight of God's Providence. How did he wrestle with so many deep issues yet have time to marry, have six children, have meetings with friends and students, survive debilitating ailments, rebound from intense persecutions, and maintain a vibrant -- though sometimes coarse -- perspective? As I read the volume, I marched with Bainton through the intense and densely troubled waters of theological and liturgical disputes.
Although I already in part knew the outcome;yet, at the same time, I was breathless: what would happen next? It was like watching those serial shows on TV years ago...what would happen to Flash Gordon in the next episode? So, I asked myself: how will Martin L. fare in the debate with Eck? How will he hold up before the Holy Roman Emperor? Will he survive the attacks on his life? What attitudes will he take towards other dissenting "Protestants?" It is a tribute to Prof. Bainton's narrative genius that I was brought into the "reality" of the times. In real life, we wonder: what will happen next -- especially with controversial actions that stir our deepest feelings.
This book is more than a biography. As I said above, it's also a woodcut and a memorable personal experience where we get to participate in Prof. Bainton's great exposition of the life of the irascible but beloved Doktor Luther.
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Gave good incite into Luthers humble background, the influences of the culture of that time period, religious and politic strife and the revelation he had of scriptural truth that shaped and cemented not only his faith but his resolve to follow and stand on only the truth God has revealed in scripture and boldly fight against error.



