Martin Bucer: A Reformer and His TimesMartin Greschat's seminal work is the first biography of the important Protestant reformer to be written in over seventy years. Now translated into English, this work--"the most comprehensive account of Bucer's place within the context of the history of the Reformation" (The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation)--transcends normal biographies by providing information in relation to the social and political context of the sixteenth century. Lucid in style and mature in scholarship, Greschat'sMartin Buceris a splendid contribution to Reformation studies. |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Martin Bucer: A Reformer and His Times |
| Author | Martin Greschat |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Westminster John Knox Press, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0664226906, 9780664226909 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Religious Religion / Christian Theology / History |
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