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April 2017

April 17, 2017

The writer and producer explains the two versions of the Luther movie

We reviewed the new dramatized documentary, Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World, and...

April 13, 2017

The other version of the new Luther movie

I reviewed Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World, the dramatized documentary produced in...

April 12, 2017

The connection between Martin Luther and Martin Luther King

As the world reflects on the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, it...

April 11, 2017

The new Martin Luther movie

Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World is a film funded by Thrivent to mark...

April 07, 2017

Martin Luther as inventor of freedom

Lutherans aren't the only ones celebrating the 500th anniversary of Luther's posting of the 95...

April 05, 2017

What Germany is doing for Luther’s 500th Anniversary

Germany has lots going on for the 500th Anniversary year of Luther's posting of the...

March 2017

March 22, 2017

Luther as populist and freedom fighter

Much of Europe, including Catholics, will be celebrating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther posting...

March 16, 2017

Luther’s cross-cultural appeal

Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, the editor of Lutheran Forum, has been co-teaching a seminar in Wittenberg...

March 02, 2017

We Lutherans as others see us

I stumbled upon a tab at the Patheos site that is called "Religion Library." It...

February 2017

February 24, 2017

Why conservatives need Edmund Burke

In another in our series of my-former-students-who-are-making-me-proud-by-their-writing, Gracy Olmstead explains why today's conservatives need to...

February 21, 2017

What the Reformation did for preaching

Evangelical theologian Timothy George has written a fascinating and illuminating post entitled "How the Reformation...

February 01, 2017

The Marburg Colloquy online

Did you know that a transcript survives of the Marburg Colloquy (1529), in which Luther...

January 2017

January 13, 2017

Luther’s influence on German culture

The Economist has a fascinating article on "How Martin Luther has shaped Germany for half...

January 09, 2017

Justification and contemporary culture

Luther-influenced Anglican David Zahl has a brilliant article in the latest Christianity Today about Luther's distinction...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

Anniversaries in 2017

The new year will mark some important anniversaries. The biggest will be the 500th anniversary...

December 26, 2016

Marshall McLuhan, conservative Catholic

Marshall McLuhan, who basically invented the study of media, became an icon of the 1960's...

December 15, 2016

Gift idea: Christianity Today’s 2017 book awards

Christianity Today has announced its 2017 book awards. The list of winners in all of...

November 2016

November 02, 2016

Why the Pope likes Luther

At the joint Catholic/Lutheran service in Sweden, commemorating Reformation Day, Pope Francis was said to...

November 01, 2016

All Saints’ Day, the Reformation, and the shadow of Death

As he mourns a death in his family, Mathew Block brings together the Reformation and All...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

The Reformation as a restoration of catholicity

Even some Protestants are saying that we shouldn't celebrate Reformation Day. Why celebrate the breakup...

October 31, 2016

Pope praises Luther

Pope Francis is set to celebrate Reformation Day in a joint service with Swedish Lutherans....

October 14, 2016

Luther and technology

David Gibson of Religious News Service tells about three major exhibitions opening this month on...

September 2016

September 09, 2016

Commemorating or undoing the Reformation?

On Reformation Day, October 31, the Pope will commemorate the Reformation in a common service...

September 05, 2016

The “danger” in Luther’s doctrine of vocation?

A few months ago, Covenant Seminary Professor Dan Doriani wrote a post at Gospel Coalition entitled The...

August 2016

August 18, 2016

A comedy-thriller about the Reformation

You have GOT to read The Relic Master, a novel by Christopher Buckley (son of...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

How Luther invented mass media

Media historian Andrew Pettegree has written a new book entitled Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk...

May 02, 2016

Theology & beer

A trend today is holding Bible studies, outreach ministries, and theological discussions in pubs, with the...

January 2016

January 20, 2016

A common liturgy for Catholics & Lutherans on Reformation Day

Catholics and LWF Lutherans have released a common liturgy to be used for joint services,...

December 2015

December 28, 2015

Still praying for the souls of the Fuggers

There were the Robber Barons, the 1%, and those the Democrats demonize as "the rich." ...

December 15, 2015

Indulgences for the Jubilee Year

Nearly 500 years after the 95 Theses, Roman Catholics still believe in indulgences that will...