The Life and Times of Martin Luther

Steve Fogle
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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.

  1. Episode 38: Elections Have Consequences

    06/01/2022

    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 for ultimate prize.  At the end, there is one winner.  But of course, elections have consequences.

    43 min
  2. Episode 37: The Holy Roman Empire: The Lightning Round

    09/21/2021

    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 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!

    37 min
  3. Episode 36: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Should Luther Stay in Wittenberg? That is the Question

    05/31/2021

    Episode 36: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Should Luther Stay in Wittenberg? That is the Question

    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?"

    29 min
  4. Episode 35: The Dark Earth: The Arrival of Philipp Melanchthon

    04/26/2021

    Episode 35: The Dark Earth: The Arrival of Philipp Melanchthon

    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.

    44 min
  5. Episode 34: An Augsburg Appointment

    02/28/2021

    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?

    36 min
  6. Episode 33: What the Eck?

    01/01/2021

    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 narrative, as we set the scene for Luther's  upcoming trial at Augsburg.  Happy Listening!

    34 min
  7. Episode 32: A Year Like No Other

    11/15/2020

    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!

    38 min
  8. Episode 31: Reading, Writing & Heretics

    01/28/2020

    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 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!

    38 min
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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.

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