Martin Brecht,James L. Schaaf
Brecht here describes the years in which the distinctive aspects of the Reformation took shape. During this time four difficult conflictsâ€”the Peasants' War, the interchange between Luther and Erasmus, debates on the Lord's Supper, and the rise of Anabaptist groupsâ€”strengthened the need to fashion new orders for governing the church and the need to develop new patterns for worship and the instruction of youth. Luther the theologian was occupied with problems of politics, economy, law, and education. In addition, his own life was altered by his marriage.
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Martin Luther, Volume 2: Shaping and Defining the Reformation, 1521-1532