The War of the Poor

Inequality has a long and horrible history. And it's far from over. The War of the Poor is a short, crisp, and heartbreaking novel that relates the narrative of a horrible incident in history that is less well known than accounts of earlier popular uprisings, but one that ought to be told. The Protestant Reformation confronts the wealthy and privileged in sixteenth-century Europe.

There is a violent struggle that ensues. Out of the midst of this turbulence emerges Thomas Müntzer, a complicated and divisive character who aligned with neither Martin Luther nor the Roman Catholic Church. Müntzer spoke directly to the impoverished, pushing them to question why a God who appeared to love the poor seemed to be on the side of the affluent.

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Author: Eric Vuillard
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