Lyndal Roper
Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet
About The Book
In this first historical biography for decades, Lyndal Roper gives us a flesh-and-blood figure, warts and all. She reveals the often contradictory psychological forces that drove Martin Luther forward, and the dynamics they unleashed which turned a small act of protest into a battle against the power of the Church.
Published by The Bodley Head/Penguin Random House
About The Author
Lyndal Roper is Regius Professor of History at Oxford and one of the most respected historians at work in Britain today. An expert on early modern Germany, her previous books include a study of witchcraft, Witch Craze: Terror and Fantasy in Baroque Germany.