Luther’s writings continued to circulate in print. He published more than any other man of his generation—with the possible exception of the brilliant Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus. It was as if he could not help himself. The modern edition of his complete works runs to over one hundred volumes, on all manner of subjects, bound together chiefly by the theme of Luther’s refusal to dissemble or hide what he believed was the truth about God’s love for mankind.
