"Brilliant." --Melanie McDonagh, The Spectator "A remarkably sympathetic portrait of the Reformer, and it is possibly the best concise study of Luther's early reforming career that I have read." --Carl R. Trueman, First Things "Readable, free of jargon, and entertaining." --Bradley A. Peterson, Reading Religion " The Making of Martin Luther is a nice jumping-off point for Luther scholarship, whether you're a believer/theologian or a secularist/agnostic/atheist." -- Manhattan Book Review "A remarkable piece of writing that will have an enduring influence. With shrewd and canny insights, powerful prose, and wit, Richard Rex offers a persuasive and provocative tour through the early years of the Reformation.

" --Bruce Gordon, author of John Calvin's "Institutes of the Christian Religion": A Biography.