Martin Luther

Reviews / Votes

"With astonishing conciseness, Hendrix goes a long way toward restoring the reputation of the father of the Reformation... A fine, sturdy biography."-Ray Olson, Booklist (starred review) -- Ray Olson Booklist "[A] richly detailed portrait"-D.G. Hart, Wall Street Journal -- D.G. Hart Wall Street Journal "Comprehensive ... [Hendrix] balances theology and history well... Highly recommended."-Risto Saarinen, First Things -- Risto Saarinen First Things "Outstanding ... the material is colored in distinctively new hues ... mining Luther's correspondence in a new, more thorough way... To a great extent [Hendrix] allows Luther to tell us in his own words about the growth of his inner self."-Denis R. Janz, America -- Denis R. Janz America "Freshly insightful ... [Hendrix] paints a sympathetic portrait of the movement's enigmatic founder."-S. Craig Sanders, Towers -- S. Craig Sanders Towers "[Hendrix] has given us a Luther who is not only an extraordinary theologian, but also a firm friend, a demanding colleague, an energetic administrator, a mediocre politician, and a loving, if sometimes heavy-handed, husband and father... What keeps it together is Hendrix's sharp insights, his easy style and his unfailing eye for telling facts or quotations."-Dr. Alec Ryrie, Church Times -- Alec Ryrie Church Times "Scott Hendrix is a veteran insider historian from the American Protestant tradition, with the worthy aim of tackling some of the complacent myths all families build up about their founding fathers... an efficient performance."-Diarmaid Mac Culloch, London Review of Books -- Diarmaid MacCulloch London Review of Books "Hendrix here offers not only a biography of Luther, but a history of the early Lutheran Reformation. This is indeed a good Luther biography. As 2017 approaches, it will be by no means the last, but the breadth and depth of insight of Hendrix's biography will make it very difficult to match."-Charlotte Methuen, Theology -- Charlotte Methuen Theology