The Life of Martin Luther (Part 3): 1483-1500

In this episode, Kyle, Andrew, and James look at young Luther in his student years in Eisenach and Erfurt. We discuss the history of those places (including some interesting 20th century history of those places under communism), Luther's thirst for clarity and certainty that his law studies didn't satisfy, and the penitential system of the medieval church. We hope you enjoy.

Shownotes -Herman Selderhuis' book Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography -Robert Kolb's book Martin Luther as He Lived and Breathed -Ernest Becker's book The Denial of Death  -Article: "Martin Luther's Germany" by John Dornberg, Washington Post, Oct. 2nd, 1983 -Article: "Martin Luther" by Elizabeth Pond, Christian Science Monitor, April 20th, 1983. -Article: "The Luther Anniversary in East Germany" by Robert Goeckel, World Politics, Vol. 37, No. 1 -the Wiki article on Johann Hilten