Protestant heroics.(Luther: Rebel, Liberator, Genius by Eric Till)(Book Review) From: The Christian Century | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: Hillerbrand, Hans | COPYRIGHT 2003 The Christian Century Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ERIC TILL'S Luther: Rebel, Liberator, Genius portrays the Reformer in warm and glowing technicolor. One cannot but side with this courageous young man who takes on an insensitive and secularized religious establishment. Heroes and villains are made easily identifiable in this film, though historical authenticity gets short shrift in the process.

The film concentrates on the crucial half-decade of Luther's life between 1517, when his 95 theses triggered the controversy wi...