Documents the darker side of Luther's psyche, charging that the reformer's profound fear of death fueled the reformation and plunged Europe into an age of religious intolerance
Richard Marius Books
July 29, 1933 – November 5, 1999
Richard Curry Marius was an American academic and writer. A widely published author, his work encompassed major biographies, novels of the American South, and books on writing. Marius was known as a raconteur and political activist.




with the contradictions such praise imposes on a towering figure. In Richard Marius's authoritative and engaging portrait, Sir Thomas More, the martyr and brilliant public figure, is a lesson for our season.