A Place to Stand (Leaders in Action)
Luther: A Giant Among Leaders
When called to account for himself in front of the emperor and representatives of the people—a single assembly embodying the greatest political and religious powers of the day—Luther defended his writings and pronouncements. Facing excommunication and execution, he was given a last chance to recant. He refused, replying that his conscience was bound by the Word of God. The nearly five centuries that have passed since that trial still reverberate with his final declaration to those powerful dignitaries: "Here I stand." This book focuses on that place where all of us must stand if we want to lead others to a better community, a better society, a better world.
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Book details
- Author
- David Vaughan
- Imprint
- Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Religious
Religion › Christianity › Lutheran - Topics
- Martin Luther · Protestant Reformation · Lutheran · Christian leadership · religious biography · 16th century Europe · conscience and faith
- ISBN-13
- 9781581824209
About the author
GENE EDWARD VEITH JR. is a retired literature professor and the author of more than twenty-five books on Christianity, culture, literature, and theology.
Veith’s book Postmodern Times received a Christianity Today Book Award as one of the top 25 religious books of 1994, and he received the 2002 Robert D. Preus Award as Confessional Lutheran of the Year. He holds honorary doctorates from Concordia Theological Seminary, Concordia University Irvine, and Patrick Henry College, and earned a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1973 and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Kansas in 1979.
When not writing, Veith has served as Professor of English and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Concordia University Wisconsin, Provost and Professor of Literature at Patrick Henry College, and culture editor of World magazine.