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  • United with Christ

    Martin Luther and Christian Mysticism

    by Volker Leppin, Institute of Late Middle Ages and Reformation, Eberhard Karls University of ...
    Translated by Samuel Brandt ...
    Series series Lutheran Quarterly Books
    In this collection of essays newly published in English, Volker Leppin restores a holistic understanding of Martin Luther's development amid a late-medieval context strongly influenced by mysticism. Far from marking a clean break from earlier ideas, Luther's emerging theology drew upon deep wells of both personal mystical experience and the guidance of earlier mystics. Meister Eckhart's student, ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sola

    Christ, Grace, Faith, and Scripture Alone in Martin Luther's Theology

    by Volker Leppin, Institute of Late Middle Ages and Reformation, Eberhard Karls University of ...
    Translated by Samuel Brandt ...
    Series series Lutheran Quarterly Books
    Leppin explores the four "solas" of Reformation theology--Christ, grace, faith, and scripture--as both anchored in the culture of late-medieval devotion and representing new, firmly demarcated formulae. Luther's four pillars became clarion calls in the fight against the medieval church. Leppin helps readers understand, however, that in the journey toward these new theological understandings, ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Francis of Assisi

    The Life of a Restless Saint

    by Volker Leppin ...
    Translated by Rhys S. Bezzant ...
    An award-winning historian reconstructs the life of Francis of Assisi, uncovering the man behind the mythsOne of the most famous figures in Christian history, Francis of Assisi (1181/82–1226) was revered as a miracle worker during his life and quickly canonized after his death. He has inspired generations of Christians and other spiritual seekers, from medieval ascetics to 1960s hippies and modern ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Martin Luther

    A Late Medieval Life

    by Volker Leppin ...
    Translated by Rhys Bezzant, Karen Roe ...
    This brief, insightful biography of Martin Luther strips away the myths surrounding the Reformer to offer a more nuanced account of his life and ministry. Coinciding with the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this accessible yet robustly historical and theological work highlights the medieval background of Luther's life in contrast to contemporary legends. Internationally respected church ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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    Francis of Assisi

    The Life of a Restless Saint

    by Volker Leppin ...
    Narrated by Bob Souer ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 40 min

    One of the most famous figures in Christian history, Francis of Assisi (1181/82–1226) was revered as a miracle worker during his life and quickly canonized after his death. He has inspired generations of Christians and other spiritual seekers, from medieval ascetics to 1960s hippies and modern environmentalists. The "poverello" wrote poems praising the sun, moon, and stars, spoke to the birds, and ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Also available as: eBook

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    Martin Luther's Theological Breakthrough

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  • Francis of Assisi

    The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint

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    A biography of the saint as both mystic and man: "The single best book about Francis now available in English" ( Commonweal).In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi, particularly the important research of recent decades, to create a complete and engaging portrait of the saint. He also explores how the memory of Francis was shaped by ... Read more

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  • The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart

    The Man from Whom God Hid Nothing

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    Centuries after his work as a preacher, philosopher, and spiritual guide, Meister Eckhart remains one of the most widely-read mystics of the Western tradition. Yet as he has come to be studied more closely in recent decades, a number of different Eckharts have emerged. This volume reviews and synthesizes the diverging views of Eckhart that have been presented in recent past. For the first time, ... Read more

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  • Introduction to the Study of Liturgy

    by Albert Gerhards, Benedikt Kranemann ...
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  • Reluctant Saint

    The Life of Francis of Assisi

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  • Iustitia Dei

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