New York Times Notable Book of 2018Library Journal Best Book of 2018?[2017] saw a profusion of books about Martin Luther to mark the 500th anniversary of his posting the 95 Theses. Massing widens the lens wondrously, bringing in Erasmus,...

An engrossing dual biography and fascinating intellectual history that examines two key figures of European history?Erasmus of Rotterdam and Martin Luther?whose bitter rivalry gave rise to two enduring, fundamental, and often colliding...