The Life and Times of Martin Luther

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**The Life and Times of Martin Luther**

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.

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Episode 17: The Life and Times Christmas and New Year's Edition Dec 31, 2016

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Episode 16: Meanwhile, Back in Erfurt… Nov 27, 2016

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Meanwhile, Back in Erfurt…

In this episode we are pivoting from Augustine, back to Martin Luther. There is a bit more history about the Augustinians in Erfurt, and then inner conflict in the Augustinian Order between the observant and conventual friars. We are introduced to Martin’s mentor, Johannes von Staupitz, as Luther begins his studies on the way to receiving a doctorate in Theology.

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Episode 16: Meanwhile Back in Erfurt... Nov 27, 2016

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Special Announcement! Happy Reformation and Exciting News about the Program Nov 01, 2016

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Happy 499th Anniversary of the Reformation!

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, an Augustinian Friar and professor at the University of Wittenberg, allegedly nailed his 95 Theses to the Castle Church in Wittenberg. Originally, Luther was attempting to challenge some practices of the Church, within the Church. The responses by the Catholic hierarchy, however, eventually demanding that Dr. Luther recant and then branding him a heretic; set in motion the seismic societal movement we know as the Reformation.

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Special Announcement! Happy Reformation & Exciting News about the Program Nov 01, 2016

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Episode 15: Saints and Sinners: Augustine, the Wrap-up Oct 31, 2016

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Saints & Sinners: This time, we mop things up relative to Augustine, delving into his two major rhetorical and actual fights with the Donatists and the Pelagians. Augustine explores free will, predestination, and the nature of sin. We then pivot to monastic life, and a brief history of the Augustinian Order. Along the way there are the Christian persecutions from earlier during the Roman Empire’s Crisis during the Third Century, The Cyprian Plague, and a host of sinners and saints.

In the end, we are left with the question, were you predestined to download this program, or was it your free will?!?! You decide!

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Episode 15: Saints and Sinners: Augustine, the Wrap-up Oct 31, 2016

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Episode 14: Barbarians at the Gates-Augustine of Hippo Part 3 Sep 16, 2016

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Augustine goes from conversion to baptism as a Christian. Shortly after he and Monica share the spiritual “Vision at Ostia”, Monica died. After arrival in North Africa, tragedy strikes again as Augustine’s only son died. After his mother and son were gone, Augustine became a priest, and then Bishop of Hippo. Along the way, he became one of the most prolific writers and defenders of the faith of any age. Happy Listening!

Episode 14: Barbarians at the Gates- Augustine of Hippo Part III Sep 16, 2016

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