The Life and Times of Martin Luther
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This show details the life of Martin Luther, the events of the Reformation, including the inventions, events and personalities of the Reformation and the 15th and 16th centuries.
Location:
United States
Description:
This show details the life of Martin Luther, the events of the Reformation, including the inventions, events and personalities of the Reformation and the 15th and 16th centuries.
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 38: Elections Have Consequences
6/1/2022
Maximillian I is dead. Who will be elected the new King of the Romans aka the Emperor of the Holy Roman Emperor? This time we discuss the Hapsburgs, revisit Maximillian, and discuss the contenders for ultimate prize. At the end, there is one winner. But of course, elections have consequences.
Duration:00:42:59
Episode 37: The Holy Roman Empire: The Lightning Round
9/20/2021
It is January 12, 1519, and Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I has died. The Luther question is put on the back burner while the powers that be jockeys for position to select a new emperor. Before we delve into the selection and election of a new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (HRE), this episode will be a lightning round of information about the Holy Roman Empire itself. It encapsulates information presented way back in episodes 3,4,5, & 6. Happy Listening!
Duration:00:36:45
Episode 36: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
5/31/2021
After the blow-up in Augsburg and Luther's refusal to recant, and his subsequent escape, Cardinal Cajetan and Pope Leo X are demanding Luther be sent to Rome. Frederick the Wise has a problem on his hands, how to solve the "Luther Affair?"
Duration:00:29:13
Episode 35: The Dark Earth
4/26/2021
Enter stage left a new character at the dawn of the Reformation: the new professor of Greek at the University in Wittenberg: Philipp Schwartzerdt aka Philipp Melanchthon.
Duration:00:44:05
Episode 34: An Augsburg Appointment
2/28/2021
Martin Luther is "invited" to a special meeting in Augsburg in October of 1518 with Cardinal Cajetan. Can you say, recant?
Duration:00:36:13
Episode 33: What the Eck?
1/1/2021
We pick up the story after the Heidelberg Disputation, and discuss the relationship between Martin Luther and Johannes Eck, and Eck's criticism of the 95 Theses. Cardinal Cajetan enters the narrative, as we set the scene for Luther's upcoming trial at Augsburg. Happy Listening!
Duration:00:33:54
Episode 32: A Year Like No Other
11/15/2020
Wow: Finally a new episode! In this episode, we explore Martin Luther's Sermon on Indulgences and Grace and the Heidelberg Disputation. Happy Listening!
Duration:00:38:22
Episode 31: Reading, Writing & Heretics
1/28/2020
This is a rather eclectic episode, digging into literacy and communication methods in the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation. The move from Latin to writing in the vernacular. We'll also discuss the tortured history of heretics, especially Jan Hus, and whether reformers like Martin Luther had a reason to be a little fearful.
Happy Listening!
Duration:00:37:39
Episode 30: The Empire Strikes Back...Well Kind'a Pushes Back
11/24/2019
Leo X, Archbishop of Mainz and Johann Tetzel respond to the 95 Theses
Duration:00:27:21
Episode 29: The Postman Always Rings Thrice? The 95 Theses Hits the Road
8/20/2019
Based on where we are in the story of Martin Luther, this is essentially the beginning of "Book II" in the telling of The Life nd Times of Martin Luther.
In this episode we meet three friends of Martin Luther: Johannas Lang, Georg Spalatin and Christopher Scheurl. Each likely had an impact on the how and where the word of the 95 Theses would spread.
Duration:00:27:42
Episode 28: If I had a Hammer-Martin Luther Posts the 95 Theses
3/31/2019
Luther posts the 95 Theses! In the program up to date, we have delved into Martin Luther’s life up to now. We have looked at the history of the Holy Roman Empire, and also a history of the Papacy; each of those topics until this moment on October 31, 1517. Now the 95 Theses are in play, and the reaction to it will ignite the Reformation movement.
Duration:00:26:32
Episode 27: The Indulgence Game
5/9/2018
Duration:00:31:23
Episode 26: Breakthrough!
1/21/2018
Duration:00:29:20
Episode 25: The Augustinian Administrator
10/31/2017
Duration:00:25:43
Oh My Papa...The History of the Papacy Part 1
5/15/2017
Duration:00:37:52
Episode 19: What's Up Doc?
3/30/2017
Duration:00:26:04