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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Martin Luther is a collaboration of the leading scholars in the field of Reformation research and the thought, life, and legacy of influence – for good and for ill – of Martin Luther.

In the world marks years since the beginning of the public work of Luther, whose protest against corrupt practices and the way theology was taught captured Europe’s attention from onward.

Comprising extensive articles, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Martin Luther examines:

• the contexts that shaped his social and intellectual world, such as previous theological and institutional developments

• the genres in which he worked, including some he essentially created

• the theological and ethical writings that make up the lion’s share of his massive intellectual output

• the complicated and contested history of his reception across the globe and across a span of disciplines

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