Part OneMartin Luther, the founding father of Protestantism, was born on November 10, 1843 in Eisleben, once a Saxon city but now located in the German region of Saxony-Anhalt, to parents Hans and Margarethe Luder (Luther ). At the age of seven, his never-ending journey in search of a greater understanding of life and religion had begun. His parents had enrolled him in several schools around Mansfield, Magdeburg and Eisenach where he would study the trivium: grammar, rhetoric and logic. Furthermore, Luther was expected to understand the basics of Christianity, which may have been the key experience that led him to a life of religious understanding. In 1501, he began his studies at the university of Erfurt under the guidance of his father who insisted that he study it. study law. Having someone in the family who studied law would be a great asset to Hans Luther, yet the young Luther wanted more from life. Studying law did not give him the security he needed in life, he believed the law represented uncertainty. He believed he could find in the study of theology the security his soul desired. Luther's professors were becoming accustomed to the nominalist point of view, which for Luther translated into an invitation to question and test the authority of the church. was struck by lightning. During the event he prayed out of fear and at that moment made a vow to become a monk. In the same July he left the university and entered the local Black Cloister. He admitted that life in the monastery was not easy and he constantly had to deal with temptation. Marty writes: "He said he prayed, fasted, vigil, and nearly froze to death in an unheated cell... middle of paper... Part FourMartin Marty takes a reserved approach to writing this biography about Martin Luther. He doesn't use a lot of emotion in describing the life of Martin Luther which has its advantages and disadvantages. This style works because it frees the biography from confusion and allows the author and the reader to focus on the basic facts necessary for the biography less emotional book and doesn't show much emotion in the parts that would benefit from it For example, when Hans Luder corners Martin Luther after his first mass as a new priest and questions him, Martin Marty doesn't take a clear stand be the reality of the facts, but then it shows how Luther could have been at fault too I think situations like this would benefit if Martin Marty had a closer emotional connection to the subject.