{"product_id":"fallible-heroes-9781666745511","title":"Fallible Heroes","description":"To the casual observer the major contributors of the Protestant Reformation include a select few--Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, and perhaps Philip Melanchthon. However, the movement might have easily perished in its infancy were it not for a very unique and courageous company of more obscure individuals who worked together across continental Europe during the sixteenth century--Martin Bucer, Wolfgang Capito, Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, Matthew and Katarina Zell, Menno Simons, John Oecolampadius, Andreas Karlstadt, and Heinrich Bullinger, to name a few. This book draws the reader into three often-ignored elements of the Reformation: first, the interaction the reformers had with each other through dialogues, letters, debates, and colloquies; second, the weaknesses, blemishes, and misdeeds of the reformers (in addition to their strengths and accomplishments); and third, the contributions of the lesser-known reformers in addition to the prominent ones. It is a story as vividly powerful as any adventure novel--it is a story of Fallible Heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Fortosis\u003c\/b\u003e taught at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and Trinity International University's Miami extension. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eGreat Men and Women of the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Anchor: Finding Safety in God's Harbour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Prayers\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Boxers to Bandits. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Harley T. Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e was professor of Christian Education and Ministry Leadership at Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa, Georgia for twenty-seven years. He is co-author of \u003ci\u003eMinistry to Youth in Crisis \u003c\/i\u003e(revised edition\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Small Groups in Christian Formation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTeaching Youth with Confidence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eeditor of \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Young Adult Religious Education\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wipf \u0026 Stock Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50390448079122,"sku":"9781666745511","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d98afe0d-00a4-4d56-ae66-9d09a94d17ed.jpg?v=1728948041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fallible-heroes-9781666745511","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}