Martin Luther als Publizist

To reveal the essential Luther, Thomas Kaufmann's latest volume traces how the Protestant reformer used his affinity with books and aptitude as a man of words to develop the publishing strategies that became visible from 1517/18 onwards. Above all, the author shows that Luther developed an immense sensibility towards possible reading interests that he put to most effective use in the organisation of the Wittenberg printing press, which was to become the most powerful in Europe.

Born 1962; studied Protestant Theology and History; 1990 doctorate; 1994 habilitation; 1996-2000 Chair of Church History at the LMU Munich; Professor of Church History at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Göttingen; Abbot of Bursfelde; Academic Director of the State and University Library of Göttingen.