Life Under the Cross: A Biography of the Reformer Matthias Flacius Illyricus

"This book explores the defense of Luther's theology during a time of numerous challenges, exploring the work and writings of Matthias Flacius Illyricus during the period between Luther's death and the Formula of Concord. As a defining theologian of the sixteenth century, Flacius's theology and its focus on the work of Christ, the means of grace, and Luther's teachings heavily influenced Lutherans in North America"--