The 500th anniversary, in 2017, of Martin Luther’s (probably mythological) nailing of 95 theses on a door inspired many conferences, exhibitions, re-enactments, and the publication of a number of imposing monographs. The English-speaking world has been introduced to Heinz Schilling’s biography of Luther. Andrew Pettegree discussed how Luther’s ‘brand’ spread across Europe through an intense publishing campaign. Peter Marshall studied the mythmaking around the man. Lyndal Roper’s biography showed Luther in flesh-and-blood. These are but some of the key publications which this commemorative year generated. Among this list belongs Richard Rex’s The Making of Martin Luther, which concentrates on Luther’s intellectual journey. Rex focuses on the few years surrounding Luther’s excommunication by Pope Leo X in 1521, a time during which he transformed from medieval thinker into the founder of a new Church. Focusing on the early years of Luther’s life in public, Rex does not dwell much on the practicalities and implications of this thinking. It is a history of ideas, which is not to dismiss the reading of Luther through the lenses of social and cultural history. Rex’s focus on the history of ideas translates itself in the structure of the book. Most chapters centre around a key idea or debate which Luther thinks through until—and including—his confrontation with Erasmus in 1525.

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中世纪的问题和新的解决方案：路德早期的知识分子传记

2017年，马丁·路德（Martin Luther）（可能是神话般）在门上钉上95篇论文的500周年纪念启发了许多会议，展览，重演和许多气势磅posing的专着的出版。Heinz Schilling的《路德》传记介绍了讲英语的世界。安德鲁·佩特格里（Andrew Pettegree）讨论了路德的“品牌”如何通过激烈的出版活动在欧洲传播。彼得·马歇尔（Peter Marshall）研究了关于这个男人的神话。琳达·罗珀（Lyndal Roper）的传记向路德展示了他的鲜血。这些只是该纪念年产生的一些重要出版物。在该榜单中，有理查德·雷克斯（Richard Rex）的《马丁·路德的制作》，该书集中于路德的知识之旅。雷克斯（Rex）专注于1521年教皇利奥十世（Pope Leo X）驱逐路德的几年，在此期间，他从中世纪思想家转变为新教堂的创始人。Rex专注于路德在公众场合的早期生活，对这种想法的实用性和含意并没有太多关注。这是思想的历史，并不是要通过社会和文化历史的视角来解读路德。雷克斯对思想史的关注转化为本书的结构。大多数章节围绕着一个关键思想或辩论，路德在1525年与伊拉斯mus（Erasmus）对峙之前一直在思考这个思想或辩论。这并不是要通过社会和文化历史的视角来解读路德。雷克斯对思想史的关注转化为本书的结构。大多数章节围绕着一个关键思想或辩论，路德在1525年与伊拉斯mus（Erasmus）对峙之前一直在思考这个思想或辩论。这并不是要通过社会和文化历史的视角来解读路德。雷克斯对思想史的关注转化为本书的结构。大多数章节都围绕着一个关键思想或辩论，路德在1525年与伊拉斯mus（Erasmus）对峙之前一直在思考这个思想或辩论。