Issue 39 : Martin Luther: The Later Years
Originally published in 1993
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Table of Contents
Luther couldn’t resist speaking out on indulgences one more time.
Eric W. Gritsch
Even as a sick man, Martin Luther accomplished more than most healthy people.
Eric W. Gritsch
A look at five representative years of Luther’s life
Little-known or remarkable facts about Martin Luther's later years
Mark Galli
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For a thousand years of Christian worship, lay people had rarely sung. Then came Luther.
Paul J. Grime
In intense turmoil, Luther wrote his greatest hymn.
Mark Galli
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Luther's wit and wisdom about his new estate
A sample of how Luther could bring Bible characters to life
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He bequeathed statements of belief that guide millions of Christians today.
Eugemne F. A. Klug
What has Luther left to us, 500 years later?
Martin E. Marty
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December 14, 872: Pope Adrian (or Hadrian) II dies. Adrian twice refused the papacy (in 855 and 858) before reluctantly accepting in 867. Weak and vacillating, he sought support from, of all people, the antipope Anastasius.
December 14, 1363: French ecclesiastical statesman and writer Jean Gerson is born. Eager to end the Great Schism of 1378-1414, he was influential in calling the Council of Pisa and the Council of Constance (which eventually ended the dual papacy). In defense of the Council of ...
