In 1521, the Catholic Church declared war on Martin Luther. The
German monk had already been excommunicated the year before, after
nailing his Ninety-Five Theses,which accused the Church of rampant
corruption,to the door of a Saxon church. Now, the Holy Roman
Emperor Charles V called for Luther to be apprehended and punished
as a notorious heretic." The edict was akin to a death sentence: If
Luther was caught, he would almost inevitably be burned at the
stake, his fragile movement crushed, and the nascent Protestant
Reformation strangled in its cradle.In Luther's Fortress ,
acclaimed historian James Reston, Jr. describes this crucial but
little-known episode in Luther's life and reveals its pivotal role
in Christian history. Realizing the danger to their leader,
Luther's followers spirited him away to Wartburg Castle, deep in
central Germany. There he hid for the next ten months, as his
fate,and that of the Reformation,hung in the balance. Yet instead
of cowering in fear, Luther spent his time at Wartburg
strengthening his movement and refining his theology in ways that
would guarantee the survival of Protestantism. He devoted himself
to biblical study and spiritual contemplation he fought both his
papist critics and his own inner demons (and, legend has it, the
devil himself) and he held together his fractious and increasingly
radicalized reform movement from afar. During this time Luther also
crystallized some of his most significant ideas about Christianity
and translated the New Testament into German,an accomplishment
that, perhaps more than any other, solidified his legacy and spread
his bold new religious philosophy across Europe.Drawing on Luther's
correspondence, notes, and other writings, Luther's Fortress
presents an earthy, gripping portrait of the Reformation's
architect at this transformational moment, revealing him at his
most productive, courageous, and profound.
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