Martin Luther
1) 95 Theses
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The sixteenth-century document that changed the course of Christianity.
Monk and theology professor Martin Luther found himself in disagreement with the Roman Catholic Church on the subject of indulgences-certificates sold by the Church that promised to spare their owners from punishment for their sins. With his 95 Theses, Luther proposed a debate on the subject, but ultimately, he was excommunicated and the Protestant Reformation began.
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Martin Luther, full of compassion, grief, disappointment, and frustration, turns away from his entreaties to and debates with church leaders and writes instead to the German political leaders. With extreme clarity, Luther explains in this letter the unbalanced nature and habits of the religious institution - certain at this point that the German people could only be set free from this continual and escalating religious destruction through the intervention...
4) Worte des Glaubens (Das Hohelied der Liebe / Das Johannes Evangelium / Das Buch Hiob) (Ungekürzte
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Auf diesem Hörbuch: "Das Hohelied der Liebe", "Das Evangelieum des Johannes" und "Das Buch Hiob". Gelesen von Claudia Urbschat-Mingues, Christian Schmidt und Traugott Buhre.
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Martin Luther and John Calvin are household names, of a type where people have no idea about them other than knowing their importance in Christian thought and culture. It is surprising, therefore, how closely their language and concerns reflect modern times. Martin Luther was a rabble-rousing man of the people, filled with invective and the emotional force of connecting with humanity rather than culture or wealth. John Calvin's sardonic sense of humour...