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The first of several episodes where we cover the later years of Martin Luther. Today, Andrew and Connor look at Luther as a liturgist, lute-player, and hymn author, how the major Reformers across the two main branches of the Reformation agreed on 14 of 15 points of doctrine, the pivotal Diets of Speyer (from which the term "Protestant" was born), and the relationship of Martin Luther with his father in his father's last years. The Articles of Marburg Please reach out to us with your feedback at: [email protected]  

Kyle and Andrew return for this exciting new episode of our series on Luther where we cover Luther's marriage to Katharine von Bora, his conflict with the radical reformer Thomas Müntzter, and Luther's teaching on the 'Two Kingdoms'. Show notes: -Article: “Katharina von Bora, Woman at Luther’s Side” by Martin Treu from Lutheran Quarterly (Volume 13, issue 2) -Eric W. Gritsch's book Thomas Müntzter: A Tragedy of Errors -James Kittelson's book Luther the Reformer: The Story of the Man and His Career - The writings of Luther we referenced were "To the German Nobility" (1520), "On Temporal Authority" (1523), "How Christians Should Regard Moses" (1526), and "Against the Heavenly Prophets" (1526). We give the volume numbers in the episode.

Volker Leppin returns to the podcast for a discussion on his recent book Luther und die Juden (for which there is an upcoming English version Luther and the Jews through Fortress Press). In this episode we look at the influence of medieval Bible commentators on Luther's own hermeunetic and how Luther treats Judaism in some of his writings from the 1510's and 1520's. (The podcast will look at later Luther writings like On the Jews and their Lies when we get to that point in the timeline in the current Luther series.) Volker Leppin is the Horace Tracy Pitkin professor of Historical-Theology at Yale University and a leading scholar in the study of Luther, the Reformation, and the Middle Ages. Some of his recent works include Medieval Spirituality: An Introduction, Francis of Assisi: The Life of a Restless Saint, and Gottespuren: Das christliche Europa vor seiner Entzauberung.  (He was previously on the podcast to discuss his book Sola: Christ, Grace, Faith, and Scripture Alone in Martin Luther's Theology)

The Reformation in Germany was more than a reform of worship, church practice, preaching, and theology (as big as these changes were), but also had widespread societal effects including how poverty was tackled. In this episode, Dr. Anna Marie Johnson discusses this wider influence of the Reformation and her recent book Reforming Faith: The Wittenberg Circle and the Reformation of Christian Life.  Shownotes: -Dr. Johnson's facult bio page which has a list of her works and contributions to the field of Reformation studies -The following books are referenced and mentioned in the episode: -- John M. Frymire's The Primary of the Postils: Catholics, Protestants, and the Dissemination of Ideas in Early Modern Germany -- Scott H. Hendrix's Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer and Luther and the Papacy: Stages in a Reformation Conflict 

Special guest Dr. Jack Kilcrease returns to the podcast today joining Andrew, James, and Connor to discuss the 16th-century humanist Desiderius Erasmus, his contribution to the Reformation, and Luther's theological treatise against him. Read more about Jack on his website. Shownotes: -Bondage of the Will can be found in Luther's Works, Volume 33 -We also mention the J.I. Packer translation -the Gerhard Forde quote on the hermeneutical difference between Luther and Erasmus comes from The Captivation of the Will: Luther vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage