Martin Luther

Excerpt from opening lines: "The Turk was slashing his way up the valley of the Danube into the heart of Europe. God sat far off, not as a loving father but as a vengeful law-court judge inflicting all sorts of misery on mankind. In the forest lurked witches and demons seeking to drag the unwary to destruction. Into such a world threatened by the sword, ruled by fear, and plagued by superstition, ...