I pre-ordered “Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World” by Eric Metaxas (Viking Press) today. I consider Metaxas’ biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer one of the most compelling, unforgettable books I have ever read, so I’m looking forward to this Martin Luther biography.
Unfortunately this book won’t be released until October 3, 2017. That’s less than a month before the 500th anniversary of the day Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the door of Castle Church (October 31, 1517). But, Germany is taking all of 2017 to celebrate the Reformation. When I visited Wittenberg during January 2015, the town was being refurbished in advance of 2017. So the celebration of the Reformation has already started and I'm a little bummed I can't have my copy of "Martin Luther" until October.
