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'... a thorough and detailed evaluation of an undoubtedly fascinating body of source material. It gives us access to an important cache of letters, many of them never before translated into English. Its unremitting concentration on a single set of sources gives a (...) sharp illumination of an otherwise familiar story. It should be read for the very particular light it casts on Luther's emerging theology...' Renaissance Studies '... in drawing a wealth of material to our attention and in his detailed and illuminating analyses of many of the letters Timothy Dost has done students of Luther and the early Reformation a great service.' Journal of Theological Studies 'In this particular collection of letters, Luther actually looks good. He is not marrying a nun or throwing an inkwell at The Devil. He is a humanist.' Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance '... [a] stimulating examination of the still vital question of how the Reformation and Renaissance humanism stood in relation to one another...' Ecclesiastical History 'This erudite and interesting study succeeds both in filling a gap in our knowledge of Luther's early affinity with northern humanism and in driving another nail into the coffin of the old 'Luther versus humanity' canard.' Sixteenth Century Journal '... Dost has amassed an impressive amount of evidence for a distinct decline in Luther's enthusiasm for humanism, and he makes significant contributions toward explaining the importance of the movement for Luther as well as documenting Luther's own theological development.' Lutheran Quarterly

'... a thorough and detailed evaluation of an undoubtedly fascinating body of source material. It gives us access to an important cache of letters, many of them never before translated into English. Its unremitting concentration on a single set of sources gives a (...) sharp illumination of an otherwise familiar story. It should be read for the very particular light it casts on Luther's emerging theology...' Renaissance Studies '... in drawing a wealth of material to our attention and in his detailed and illuminating analyses of many of the letters Timothy Dost has done students of Luther and the early Reformation a great service.' Journal of Theological Studies 'In this particular collection of letters, Luther actually looks good. He is not marrying a nun or throwing an inkwell at The Devil. He is a humanist.' Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance '... [a] stimulating examination of the still vital question of how the Reformation and Renaissance humanism stood in relation to one another...' Ecclesiastical History 'This erudite and interesting study succeeds both in filling a gap in our knowledge of Luther's early affinity with northern humanism and in driving another nail into the coffin of the old 'Luther versus humanity' canard.' Sixteenth Century Journal '... Dost has amassed an impressive amount of evidence for a distinct decline in Luther's enthusiasm for humanism, and he makes significant contributions toward explaining the importance of the movement for Luther as well as documenting Luther's own theological development.' Lutheran Quarterly

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Timothy P. Dost, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, USA

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