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.
- Update frequency
- every 34 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2022
Episode 38: Elections Have Consequences
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 …
Episode 37: The Holy Roman Empire: The Lightning Round
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 w…
Episode 36: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
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…
Episode 35: The Dark Earth
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.
Episode 34: An Augsburg Appointment
Martin Luther is "invited" to a special meeting in Augsburg in October of 1518 with Cardinal Cajetan. Can you say, recant?
Episode 33: What the Eck?
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 narrativ…
Episode 32: A Year Like No Other
Wow: Finally a new episode! In this episode, we explore Martin Luther's Sermon on Indulgences and Grace and the Heidelberg Disputation. Happy Listening!
Episode 31: Reading, Writing & Heretics
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…
Episode 30: The Empire Strikes Back...Well Kind'a Pushes Back
Leo X, Archbishop of Mainz and Johann Tetzel respond to the 95 Theses
Episode 29: The Postman Always Rings Thrice? The 95 Theses Hits the Road
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 Ma…
Episode 28: If I had a Hammer-Martin Luther Posts the 95 Theses
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; e…