Select Works of Martin Luther, Vol 1

In 1517, a German monk nailed 95 theses to a church door and inadvertently shattered the religious unity of Western Christianity. The writings gathered here capture Luther at his most revolutionary. These sermons and theological treatises attack a simple, terrifying idea: that human effort can purchase salvation. Instead, Luther argues, grace is a gift, freely given. Faith alone, not ritual or works, bridges the gap between flawed humanity and divine mercy. The passion in these pages is unmistakable. This is a man who believed he had discovered truth and would die before surrendering it. Cole's translation preserves the raw, confrontational energy that made Luther both hated and adored across Europe. These are not academic exercises. They are dispatches from a spiritual war that reshaped the modern world. For anyone curious about the roots of Protestant Christianity, the intellectual origins of Western religious liberty, or simply one of history's most influential and controversial figures, this collection offers essential, often startling, insight.