Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed The World
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0758606265
ISBN 13
9780758606266
Category
Children - Biography
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
Pages
32
Subject
Quality, well-illustrated biography of the important Reformer
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Description
A large format, well-produced book with excellent illustrations. For ages ~7 - adult, the vocabulary is at a more adult level vs. for younger children.
"A 2005 Gold Medallion finalist! Martin Luther served as a catalyst of the Protestant Reformation in sixteenth-century Europe. This book teaches children about his fascinating life, influence, and teaching while encouraging them to see how God uses them in His kingdom today.
Children learn the historic background to a significant time in the church. They discover that, like Martin Luther, they can learn about the reality of Christ's life and death on their behalf, His grace and mercy, and His desire for them as baptized, redeemed children of God."
"... an accessible tribute to Martin Luther, the brilliant and charismatic leader who sparked the Protestant Reformation... focuses not so much on Luther's theology as on his personal faith, his experience of grace and his opposition to certain Catholic teachings. The story, although even-handed, is told from a Protestant perspective, emphasizing Luther's positive qualities and accomplishments, while leaving out all of his faults.
One might wish the author had explicitly laid out a summary of the Five Solas of the Reformation, but his emphasis on the man's personal story is probably appropriate for a young audience who may not be able to grasp doctrinal distinctions, but who can appreciate his influence on the present church. The book concludes with a statement that Luther's greatest gift of all was to find in God's Word the answer to the question that had tormented him as a monk: 'What must I do to win God's forgiveness for my sins?'
The Bible showed him that God had already done it all for him by sending Christ, whose suffering and death paid the penalty for sin and whose resurrection would be shared by all who had faith in Him. Luther's great accomplishment, says Maier, is that he changed the way many Christians understand the Gospel as revealed through Scripture.
While Maier's text is readable and interesting, it is nearly overshadowed by Copeland's arresting paintings, which give Luther a compelling, fire-eaten look. His scene of Luther on the road to Wartburg, especially, evokes a mysterious medieval mood somehow reminiscent of Robin Hood -- Luther hardly appears to be the stodgy theologian he might otherwise be to a young child.
One hindrance to reading aloud is that the text contains several German personal- and place-names, without a pronunciation guide...
Eisleben - Ice-LAY-ben
Magdeburg - MAHG-deh-burg
Eisenach - EYE-zuh-nach (ch something like Scottich loch)
Erfurt - ER-foort
SHTOW-pits (like an owie, not a towtruck)
Tetzel - TET-sul
Cajetan - KADZH-uh-tuhn
LIE-psig (like telling a lie)
Wartburg - VART-burg
Melanchthon - Meh-LANK-tohn" Amazon review
"A 2005 Gold Medallion finalist! Martin Luther served as a catalyst of the Protestant Reformation in sixteenth-century Europe. This book teaches children about his fascinating life, influence, and teaching while encouraging them to see how God uses them in His kingdom today.
Children learn the historic background to a significant time in the church. They discover that, like Martin Luther, they can learn about the reality of Christ's life and death on their behalf, His grace and mercy, and His desire for them as baptized, redeemed children of God."
"... an accessible tribute to Martin Luther, the brilliant and charismatic leader who sparked the Protestant Reformation... focuses not so much on Luther's theology as on his personal faith, his experience of grace and his opposition to certain Catholic teachings. The story, although even-handed, is told from a Protestant perspective, emphasizing Luther's positive qualities and accomplishments, while leaving out all of his faults.
One might wish the author had explicitly laid out a summary of the Five Solas of the Reformation, but his emphasis on the man's personal story is probably appropriate for a young audience who may not be able to grasp doctrinal distinctions, but who can appreciate his influence on the present church. The book concludes with a statement that Luther's greatest gift of all was to find in God's Word the answer to the question that had tormented him as a monk: 'What must I do to win God's forgiveness for my sins?'
The Bible showed him that God had already done it all for him by sending Christ, whose suffering and death paid the penalty for sin and whose resurrection would be shared by all who had faith in Him. Luther's great accomplishment, says Maier, is that he changed the way many Christians understand the Gospel as revealed through Scripture.
While Maier's text is readable and interesting, it is nearly overshadowed by Copeland's arresting paintings, which give Luther a compelling, fire-eaten look. His scene of Luther on the road to Wartburg, especially, evokes a mysterious medieval mood somehow reminiscent of Robin Hood -- Luther hardly appears to be the stodgy theologian he might otherwise be to a young child.
One hindrance to reading aloud is that the text contains several German personal- and place-names, without a pronunciation guide...
Eisleben - Ice-LAY-ben
Magdeburg - MAHG-deh-burg
Eisenach - EYE-zuh-nach (ch something like Scottich loch)
Erfurt - ER-foort
SHTOW-pits (like an owie, not a towtruck)
Tetzel - TET-sul
Cajetan - KADZH-uh-tuhn
LIE-psig (like telling a lie)
Wartburg - VART-burg
Melanchthon - Meh-LANK-tohn" Amazon review
Number of Copies
1
