{"product_id":"machiavelli-more-and-luther","title":"Machiavelli, More And Luther","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e, Machiavelli applies the analytic tools of science to politics to determine the best way to rule effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore describes the ideal commonwealth in his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUtopia\u003c\/em\u003e, where all work is for the common good: highlighting the abuses of power at the time and slyly suggesting necessary reforms. Also included in this-volume-is his biography,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Life of Thomas More\u003c\/em\u003e,-written by his son-in-law, which has become the primary source for all of his-subsequent biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed-his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNinety-Five Thesis\u003c\/em\u003e-against the sale of indulgences to the church door of Wittenberg, inadvertently beginning the Protestant Reformation. In his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAddress to the German Nobility\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLuther advocates tectonic shifts in the church, including a devolution of power from Rome to the German states, and a shift in power from priests to layman.-Luther's-\u003cem\u003eConcerning Christian Liberty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a-treatise on his religious beliefs and a cogent critique of the Catholic church.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Niccolò Machiavelli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53171887177888,"sku":"1650000011964","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/32310393598.jpg?v=1761069736","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/machiavelli-more-and-luther","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}