Katharina and Martin Luther, Michelle DeRusha
Katharina and Martin Luther, Michelle DeRusha
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Katharina and Martin Luther
The Radical Marriage of a Runaway Nun and a Renegade Monk

Author: Michelle DeRusha, Karen Swallow Prior

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/27/2018


Synopsis

Their revolutionary marriage was arguably one of the most scandalous and intriguing in history. Yet five centuries later, we still know little about Martin and Katharina Luther's life as husband and wife—until now.

Against all odds, the unlikely union worked, over time blossoming into the most tender of love stories. This unique biography tells the riveting story of two extraordinary people and their extraordinary relationship, offering refreshing insights into Christian history and illuminating the Luthers' profound impact on the institution of marriage, the effects of which still reverberate today. By the time they reach the end of the book, listeners will have a deeper understanding of Luther as a husband and father and will come to love and admire Katharina, a woman who, in spite of her pivotal role, has been largely forgotten by history.

Together, this legendary couple experienced joy and grief, triumph and travail. This book brings their private lives and their love story into the spotlight and offers powerful insights into our own twenty-first-century understanding of marriage.

About Michelle DeRusha

Michelle DeRusha is the author of 50 Women Every Christian Should Know. She publishes a monthly column on religion and spirituality for the Lincoln Journal Star and writes about faith in everyday life on her blog, michellederusha.com. She lives with her husband and their two boys in Lincoln, Nebraska.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Deidra

Only eight letters remain that were written by Katharina von Bora, the woman who would become Martin Luther’s wife. There wasn’t much information to go on as Michelle DeRusha set out to introduce us to this woman who worked beside her husband—a man who, in many ways, saw her as his equal—during a ti......more

I read this book for research purposes, but honestly, it was a page turner. First off, I want to point out how incredibly well researched this book was. The footnotes are frequent, the bibliography impressive, and the notes on her research are illuminating. She sometimes compares interpretations of......more

Goodreads review by Angie

This was an interesting look at the marriage of Katharina and Martin Luther and the greater context around it, both in the society of the time and in the changes being made as a result of the Reformation. The author did a good job of working with scant material and piecing together what certain thin......more