Martin Luther stands as possibly the most influential figure since Jesus Christ. One historian has stated that no other man in history apart from Christ has had more written about him and his thought than Martin Luther. What has made Luther such a vital link in the chain of history? One should examine his life for the answer. Born in 1483 in Eisleben, Germany, Luther grew up in a period when the intellectual climate was at a high point. The works of great men such as Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Peter