Location:
United States
Description:
A 31-day journey with the heroes of the Reformation.
Language:
English
Episodes
Here He Stood: Martin Luther (1483–1546)
10/30/2017
Luther stood not on the pronouncements of popes, or the decisions of councils, or the winds of popular opinion, but on “that word above all earthly powers.”
Duración:00:08:00
The Runaway Nun: Katharina von Bora (1499–1552)
10/30/2017
Katharina married Martin Luther to survive as a runaway nun, but their marriage proved to be a model in a time when “pastor’s wife” was a new role.
Duración:00:06:06
The Administrative Pastor: Johannes Bugenhagen (1485–1558)
10/29/2017
The Reformation required more than theological giants. It also demanded organizational geniuses.
Duración:00:06:31
The Happy Professor: Zacharius Ursinus (1534–1583)
10/28/2017
He took the lead role in writing the Heidelberg Catechism, one of the most ringing affirmations of faith in all of Christian history.
Duración:00:05:16
The First Calvinist: Theodore Beza (1519–1605)
10/27/2017
Theodore Beza gave form to what we now call Calvinism by explaining and defending the biblical doctrines Calvin had rediscovered.
Duración:00:06:14
The Teenage Martyr: Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537–1554)
10/26/2017
Lady Jane Grey was a teenage victim of social and political conspiracy, beheaded at seventeen for her faith. But her life is far from a tragedy.
Duración:00:06:02
The Smile of the Reformation: Pierre Viret (1511–1571)
10/25/2017
Pierre Viret knew how to contend for the truth of God’s word with theological rigor and courage. He also knew how to do it with a smile.
Duración:00:05:06
The Ink: Robert Estienne (1503–1559)
10/24/2017
Robert Estienne was the premier printer of the Protestant cause. He put Reformation doctrine and the Bible itself into the hands of ordinary people.
Duración:00:06:36
The Genius of Geneva: John Calvin (1509–1564)
10/23/2017
The key to John Calvin’s life: he recovered and embodied a passion for the absolute reality and majesty of God.
Duración:00:06:49
The Champion of the Kirk: John Knox (c. 1513–1572)
10/22/2017
John Knox feared the face of no man, which equipped him to bring reform to his homeland in the Highlands.
Duración:00:06:11
The Radical Reformer: Conrad Grebel (c. 1498–1526)
10/21/2017
Conrad Grebel is known as a “radical Reformer” — a leader who took the movement one step further by insisting on separating church from state.
Duración:00:05:34
The Majestic Beard of Zurich: Heinrich Bullinger (1504–1575)
10/20/2017
Without Zwingli there would have been no Reformation in Zurich. Without Heinrich Bullinger it would not have lasted.
Duración:00:06:14
The Ordinary Virgin Mary: Hellen Stirke (Died 1543)
10/19/2017
Hellen Stirke did not debate theology, write a treatise, or preach to hundreds. She just staked her soul on Scripture — and paid for it with her life.
Duración:00:05:19
The Accidental Reformer: Hans Gooseflesh (c. 1400–1468)
10/18/2017
He never preached a sermon and never authored a theological treatise. He was a Reformer by accident — or, better, by common grace.
Duración:00:06:16
The Swiss Giant: Ulrich Zwingli (1484–1531)
10/17/2017
Ulrich Zwingli brought the people of Zurich away from pomp, hypocrisy, and idolatry and back to the Bible, the gospel, and Jesus Christ.
Duración:00:07:01
The British Candle: Latimer (c. 1485–1555) and Ridley (c. 1502–1555)
10/16/2017
One Lord, one faith, one stake. The story of two great Reformers burned at the same stake.
Duración:00:06:39
The French Firebrand: Guillaume Farel (1489–1565)
10/15/2017
Guillaume Farel had faults — and they were real and known — but this French firebrand loved the gospel and devoted his life to sharing its riches.
Duración:00:06:19
The Gospel Lobbyist: Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556)
10/14/2017
Thomas Cranmer led England from Roman Catholicism, and shaped England’s theology perhaps more than any other Reformer.
Duración:00:06:25
The Monastery’s Lost Houselamp: Johannes Oecolampadius (1482–1531)
10/13/2017
When Johannes Oecolampadius returned to Basel in 1522, the people sung Latin in Mass. Ten years later, the Mass was gone and the songs were German.
Duración:00:04:28
The First Lady in France: Marie Dentière (c. 1495–1561)
10/12/2017
What Marie Dentière lacked in feminine modesty or humility for her day, she made up for with unrivaled zeal for the gospel.
Duración:00:05:11