Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. 1. Early Days at Home and School 3
3. 2. The Schoolboy Abroad 20
4. 3. Early Years at the University 32
5. 4. The Scholastic Learning 47
6. 5. Entrance into the Cloister 66
7. 6. The Novitiate Year 79
8. 7. Brother Martin of the Eremites 91
9. 8. Student of Theology 104
10. 9. The Young Lecturer 128
11. 10. The Journey to Rome 161
12. 11. Professor and Preacher at Wittenberg 179
13. 12. Interpreter of Augustine and Paul 203
14. 13. The Final Break with Scholasticism 224
15. 14. The Attack on Indulgences 245
16. 15. In Battle with the Dominicans 272
17. 16. The Hearing at Augsburg 288
18. 17. An Attempt at Compromise 305
19. 18. The Leipzig Disputation: The Prelude 327
20. 19. The Leipzig Disputation: The Combat 349
21. 20. The Leipzig Disputation: The Aftermath 368
22. 21. A Battle of Polemics 395
23. 22. Humanistic Friends and Allies 415
24. 23. Growth as Teacher and Preacher 436
25. 24. The Rising Tide of Revolt 463
26. 25. The Attack on the Sacraments 479
27. 26. The Break with Rome 491
28. 27. Appeal to the Secular Classes 507
29. 28. The Final Break with Church Tradition 524
30. 29. The Bull and the Counterattack 539
31. 30. Book-Burning on Rhine and Elbe 562
32. 31. Prelude to the Diet at Worms 587
33. 32. The Diet in Session 614
34. 33. Martin Before the Diet 649
35. 34. Refusal to Compromise 670
36. Conclusion 693
37. List of Abbreviations 694
38. Selected Bibliography 695
39. Index 715