John Frederick the Magnanimous: Volume Three: From the beginning of the Smalcald War until the death of the Elector

This is the final volume of the biography of John Frederick the Magnanimous, elector of Saxony 1532-1547. This volume begins with the Smalcald War and ends with the elector's release from prison and death. The first volume, detailing John Frederick's education and life up to 1532, is available from Concordia Publishing House. The second volume, covering John Frederick's fourteen years as elector up to the beginning of the Smalcald War, is also available.

About the Translator. James Langebartels has served as a parish pastor for over forty years, and has translated various books from German to English, among them Luther's Church Postils, published by Concordia Publishing House as volumes 75-79 of the American Edition of Luther's Works.