'..".a formidable work of the rarest scholarship...the harvest of six years of work on an important figure...' Edd Doerr, "Journal of Church and State, 1991. '"Wer immer sich in Zukunft mit Thomas M]ntzer beschdftigen wird, kann es ohen die Verwertung der vorliegenden Arbeit nicht tun.' Martin Treu, "Arbitrium, 1993. '"Publication attendue..., trhs soigneusement ilaborie...' C.P., "Abrtracta Iranica, 1989. '..".Bubenheimer has cast fresh light upon Thomas M]ntzer's early career and his intellectual education. These essays combined meticulous archival research with profound theological erudition...' Tom Scott, "Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 1991. '..".markiert einen wesentlichen Fortschritt der...M]ntzerforschung.' Friedrich Winterhager, "Geschichte/Politik u.ihrer Didaktik, 1990. '"His substantive interaction with and revision of existing scholarship, his persuasive argumentation make this vol. a most formidable contribution to the M]ntzer anniversary.' Pa, "Archiv f]r Reformationsgeschichte, 1990. '"Ich kann nur dazu ermutigen, dieses Buch nicht ungelesen in den theologischen Bibliotheken stehen zu lassen.' Hans Pelt, "K & O, 1993.