A BIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LUTHER: WITH BRIEF REFERENCES TO HIS CONTEMPORARIES
A BIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LUTHER: WITH BRIEF REFERENCES TO HIS CONTEMPORARIES JAN A. SCHLEBUSCH M.A. Philosophy (UFS); B.A. (Hons) Latin (UFS); B.A. Theology (UFS). Ph.D. Candidate at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, the Netherlands; Farmer and Rancher. INTRODUCTION Writing a short biographical article on a figure like Martin Luther in the contemporary context of celebrating years of the Reformation this year, is a particularly daunting challenge. It provides a particularly tricky task to produce something valuable for a Protestant audience obviously familiar with the great reformer, a man ranked by Time Magazine in as the 17th most influential human being in history Luther is renowned as the great church reformer, the theologian, the hymnist and Christian philosopher. However, his personal life, i.e. his existence as a man and his self-reflection upon his existence as an object of divine providence in his given historical context is one aspect that has always intrigued me of the great German Reformer. What kind of things was he really passionate about, what drove him, e
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The Life of Martin Luther: A Brief Biography of the Reformer
Martin Luther was a man whose heart was held captive to the Word of God. He was used mightily by God to usher in the Protestant Reformation, which would serve to recover the core truths of the Gospel that had been obscured by medieval religion and superstition.
Here is a brief biography of the man who sparked the Reformation.
The Early Years
Martin Luther was born on November 10, in Eisleben, Germany to Margaret and Hans Luder (the original pronunciation).
Hans worked in the mining industry, even owning a few copper mines, but he wanted something better for his son. Martin was sent off to boarding school and then to the University of Erfurt.
He was an excellent student. He soon earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree and seemed to be well on his way to success as a law student. But about a month into his legal studies, on the 2nd of June in , Luther was on his way back to school from his parent’s home when he was caught in a violent thunderstorm. The storm grew more intense and Luther became afraid for his life.
Suddenly, a lightning bolt struck near him, throwing him violently to the ground. Luther
2. Jul: auf Rückweg nach Erfurt: schweres Gewitter, Ver-sprechen an Heilige Anna: »Ich will ein Mönch werden«
Jul: Eintritt ins Augustiner-Kloster in Erfurt.
Maximilian I. () wird römisch-deutscher Kaiser.
Lehrstuhl »Lectra in Biblia«; Psalmen und Paulusbriefe.
Ab dieser Zeit Erkenntnis des Prinzips der Gerechtigkeit aus Gnade durch Glauben (Röm 1,17)
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