by Gene Edward Veith
Archimedes, the discoverer of the lever, said that if he had a place to stand, he could move the world. But, of course, there is no such place to stand. However, on April 27, 1521, a young monk from a small town in Germany declared before the powers of his day that his conscience was bound by the Word of God. “Here I stand,” he declared. A Place to Stand summarizes the German reformer’s life and topically treats his worldview, inspiring readers to delve deeper into the man who made an immense contribution to the betterment of the world. In 2000, Life magazine ranked Martin Luther's contribution as the third most significant of all time and the Toronto Globe & Mail ranked it at number two. Nearly five centuries after his time, we can see that Martin Luther indeed had a place to stand. And he did move the world.
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