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Bainton, Roland Herbert, 1894-1984.

Here I stand : a life of Martin Luther / - [New York] New American Library [1955, c1950] - 336 p. illus. 19 cm.

Cover title used. Sub-title appears first on title page. Also published by Abingdon Press.

Bibliography: p. 303-314.

Contents: I. The Vow --
II. The Cloister --
III. The Gospel --
IV. The Onslaught --
V. The Son of iniquity --
VI. The Saxon hus --
VII. The German Hercules --
VIII. The Wild boar in the vineyard --
IX. The Appeal to Caesar --
X. Here I stand --
XI. My Patmos --
XII. The Return of the exile --
XIII. No other foundation --
XIV. Rebuilding the walls --
XV. The Middle way --
XVI. Behemoth, Leviathan, and the great waters --
XVII. The School for character --
XVIII. The Church territorial --
XIX. The Church tutorial --
XX. The Church ministerial --
XXI. The Struggle for faith --
XXII. The Measure of the man.

Summary:
A definitive life of the monk who cried out against the corruption of the medieval church and changed the history of the world, with a full background of the period and church affairs, quotations from Luther's writings, etc.

Subjects--Personal Names:
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.

Dewey Class. No.: 922.443