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Martin Luther: Revolutionary or Reactionary? A Historical Analysis

Delve into the life of Martin Luther, from posting the 95 Theses to his stance at the Diet of Worms and conflicts with opposition. Explore Luther's religious reformations and personal struggles, shedding light on his impact on history.

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Martin Luther: Revolutionary or Reactionary? A Historical Analysis

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  1. Martin Luther: Reactionary or Revolutionary? Peter Marshall

  2. “Great Man” Luther Luther memorial in Wittenberg, Germany

  3. Luther posts the 95 Theses: a Romantic 19th century view…

  4. Luther at the Diet of Worms: another Romantic 19th century view!

  5. Luther’s parents, Hans and Margarethe

  6. The Augustinian monastery, Wittenberg

  7. Luther the Catholic friar

  8. Luther’s new insight: “the righteous shall live by faith [alone]” (Letter of St Paul to the Romans, 1:17)

  9. The Penitential Cycle:

  10. “As soon as the coin in the coffer rings…”Tetzel’s Indulgence campaign

  11. Confrontation at Leipzig, June-July 1519 Luther Johan Eck

  12. Point of no return? Luther burns the bull of excommunication, 1520

  13. More opponents – evangelical ones! Andreas von Karlstadt Ulrich Zwingli

  14. The Faces of Princely Reformation Philip of Hesse John Frederick of Saxony Ulrich of Wurttemberg

  15. “Therefore let everyone who can, smite, slay, and stab, secretly or openly, remembering that nothing can be more poisonous, hurtful, or devilish than a rebel…” Radical Leader, Thomas Muntzer Luther’s tract of 1525

  16. Mrs and Mrs Luther: Martin and Katharina von Bora

  17. Luther’s anti-Semitic slide, from That Jesus Christ was Born a Jew (1523) to On the Jews and Their Lies (1543)

  18. Which Luther?

  19. The paradoxes of Luther(anism)(Lucas Cranach’s Allegory of Law and Grace, 1525)

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