A new biography of one of the most authoritative people in the history of the last 500 years. Martin Luther left a bright mark on history and forever changed the world not only because he was a talented preacher and church rebel who split Western Christianity into Catholicism and Protestantism. Luther gave people freedom and taught them to fight for the truth. By translating the Bible from Latin into his native language, he laid the foundation for the common German language and made the Holy Scriptures accessible to everyone. With his famous “95 Theses,” Luther not only forever changed the map of Christendom, but also defined the spirit of the modern era and the cultural values that directed Europe into the future. This gripping story of courage, struggle and intrigue is written by a renowned writer and journalist, one of the most talented storytellers of the geniuses of the past. Eric Metaxas has painted a stunning portrait of a rebel whose unshakable, pure faith cracked the foundations of Western Christendom and carried medieval Europe into the future.