The Second Martin

An introductory biography on the late-Reformation writer Martin Chemnitz, who stood with Luther and Melanchthon as an author of the Lutheran confessions and father of Lutheran theology. This book is the first full-length biography and analysis of Chemnitz to appear in English.

• Identifies the key figures and events of the late Reformation
• Describes those involved in the writing of the Formula of Concord
• Includes a topically arranged analysis of the theology and philosophy of Chemnitz