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Article: Martin Greschat, Martin Bucer: A Reformer and His Times.(Book review)
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- Journal of Ecumenical Studies
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- January 1, 2004
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Martin Greschat, Martin Bucer: A Reformer and His Times. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004. Pp. 340. $34.95.
This translation of a 1990 German study of the influential Strasbourg Reformer is an important contribution to the sixteenth-century ecclesial and theological landscape. Bucer is better known for his influence, comprehensive participation in the reform movement, and relationships with the best-known Reformers than for his own theological contribution, although his output was massive. His style and location in the theological spectrum make him less widely read than his contemporaries. However, his activity from the Leipzig disputation in ...