Luther: Man Between God and the Devil
10 best books like Luther: Man Between God and the Devil (Heiko A. Oberman): Q, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Edison, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, The Enigma of Clarence Thomas, The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics, Three Treatises, The Reformation: A History, Tecumseh: A Life, Calvin
| Author | Luther Blissett |
| ISBN | 0156031965 |
In 1517, Martin Luther nails his ninety-five theses demanding reform of the Catholic Church to the door of Wittenburg Cathedral, setting off a period of upheaval, war, civil war and violence we now know as the Reformation.
In this age devastated by wars of religion, a young theology student...
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
| Author | Bill Bryson |
| ISBN | 0385539304 |
In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe.
Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human...
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.
Although Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American of his time, and remains an international name today, he is mostly remembered...
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
| Author | Roland H. Bainton |
| ISBN | 0452011469 |
It's funny to think that the Protestant religion - today, at least, a moderate and forward-looking religion - is based on the writings of this man, one of the evilest human beings that ever lived. He was also the acknowledged inspiration for the Nazi party which should tell you plenty of his sentiments...
The Enigma of Clarence Thomas
The Enigma of Clarence Thomas is a groundbreaking revisionist take on the Supreme Court justice everyone knows about but no one knows.
Most people can tell you two things about Clarence Thomas: Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment, and he almost never speaks from the bench. Here are some things...
The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics
| Author | Elaine Pagels |
| ISBN | 0679731180 |
From the religious historian whose The Gnostic Gospels won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition. With magisterial learning and the elan of a born storyteller, Pagels turns Satan's story...
| Author | Martin Luther |
| ISBN | 0800616391 |
Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the church door at Wittenberg in 1517. In the three years that followed, Luther clarified and defended his position in numerous writings. Chief among these are the three treatises written in 1520. In these writings Luther tried to frame his ideas in terms...
| Author | Diarmaid MacCulloch |
At a time when men and women were prepared to kill—and be killed—for their faith, the Protestant Reformation tore the Western world apart. Acclaimed as the definitive account of these epochal events, Diarmaid MacCulloch's award-winning history brilliantly re-creates the religious battles...
| Author | John Sugden |
| ISBN | 0805061215 |
If Sitting Bull is the most famous Indian, Tecumseh is the most revered. He does not stand for one tribe or nation, but for all Native Americans. He remains the ultimate symbol of endeavor and courage. Over thirty years in the writing, this is the first authoritative biography of the principal organizer...
| Author | Bruce Gordon |
| ISBN | 0300120761 |
During the glory days of the French Renaissance, young John Calvin (1509-1564) experienced a profound conversion to the faith of the Reformation. For the rest of his days he lived out the implications of that transformation—as exile, inspired reformer, and ultimately the dominant figure of the...
