The Freedom of a Christian, 1520

<p><a rel="nofollow"></a>Timothy J. Wengert skillfully sheds light on Luther&#x2019;s popular treatise. As controversy concerning his writings grew, Luther wrote a reconciliation-minded letter to Pope Leo X (1475&#x2013;1521). To this letter he appended a nonpolemical tract describing the heart of his beliefs, The Freedom of a Christian.</p><p>This volume is excerpted from The Annotated Luther series, Volume 1. Each volume in the series contains new introductions, annotations, illustrations, and notes to help shed light on Luther&#x2019;s context and to interpret his writings for today.<a rel="nofollow"></a></p>