Emma’s precise and nuanced look into the life of the Bann legend and visionary
life of the Bann legend and visionary
life of the Bann legend and visionary Martin Luther sir
one day when Luther is 21 years old he
one day when Luther is 21 years old he experiences something which will have
experiences something which will have
experiences something which will have picked him for the rest of his life
picked him for the rest of his life
picked him for the rest of his life certainly the thunderstorm erupts a wild
certainly the thunderstorm erupts a wild
certainly the thunderstorm erupts a wild violent one Luther is terrified of being
violent one Luther is terrified of being
violent one Luther is terrified of being struck by lightning and dying because
struck by lightning and dying because
struck by lightning and dying because all his life he has been told that he
all his life he has been told that he
all his life he has been told that he must earn a place in heaven when he dies
must earn a place in heaven when he dies
must earn a place in heaven when he dies and he doesn’t think he has done that
and he doesn’t think he has done that
and he doesn’t think he has done that quite yet so he falls to his knees to
quite yet so he falls to his knees to
quite yet so he falls to his knees to pray not to God but to st. Anna so that
pray not to God but to st. Anna so that
pray not to God but to st. Anna so that she might ask God to look after him and
she might ask God to look after him and
she might ask God to look after him and lose the promise that if God would see
lose the promise that if God would see
lose the promise that if God would see him safely through the thunderstorm he
him safely through the thunderstorm he
him safely through the thunderstorm he would offer the rest of his life to God
would offer the rest of his life to God
would offer the rest of his life to God by becoming a monk Luther cannot
by becoming a monk Luther cannot
by becoming a monk Luther cannot understand it if God’s intention is
understand it if God’s intention is
understand it if God’s intention is really for poor people to spend all
really for poor people to spend all
really for poor people to spend all their money buying their way out of
their money buying their way out of
their money buying their way out of punishment so they can go to heaven and
punishment so they can go to heaven and
punishment so they can go to heaven and why should it be easier for the rich to
why should it be easier for the rich to
why should it be easier for the rich to avoid a long time in purgatory than it
avoid a long time in purgatory than it
avoid a long time in purgatory than it is for the poor he thinks it’s way too
is for the poor he thinks it’s way too
is for the poor he thinks it’s way too much about money and too little about
much about money and too little about
much about money and too little about God when priests sell letters of
God when priests sell letters of
God when priests sell letters of indulgence with slogans such as when the
indulgence with slogans such as when the
indulgence with slogans such as when the coin in the coffer cleans the soul from
coin in the coffer cleans the soul from
coin in the coffer cleans the soul from purgatory Springs Luther wants to
purgatory Springs Luther wants to
purgatory Springs Luther wants to discuss this with other monks and
discuss this with other monks and
discuss this with other monks and priests so he writes 95 theses and nails
priests so he writes 95 theses and nails
priests so he writes 95 theses and nails them to the church door in Wittenberg
them to the church door in Wittenberg
them to the church door in Wittenberg where he lives the church door you see
where he lives the church door you see
where he lives the church door you see acts as a form of bulletin board and is
acts as a form of bulletin board and is
acts as a form of bulletin board and is a completely normal way to put things up
a completely normal way to put things up
a completely normal way to put things up for debate
Luther is allowed to defend himself at a
Luther is allowed to defend himself at a trial in the city of wounds the church
trial in the city of wounds the church
trial in the city of wounds the church hopes that Luther will withdraw what he
hopes that Luther will withdraw what he
hopes that Luther will withdraw what he said and raped so that everything can
said and raped so that everything can
said and raped so that everything can return to normal but Luther will not he
return to normal but Luther will not he
return to normal but Luther will not he maintains that if no one can prove him
maintains that if no one can prove him
maintains that if no one can prove him wrong through arguments for quotes from
wrong through arguments for quotes from
wrong through arguments for quotes from the Bible he must be right I cannot and
the Bible he must be right I cannot and
the Bible he must be right I cannot and I will not regret what I have said I
I will not regret what I have said I
I will not regret what I have said I cannot act against my conscience Luther
cannot act against my conscience Luther
cannot act against my conscience Luther says not many in the audience have heard
says not many in the audience have heard
says not many in the audience have heard the word conscience before but they are
the word conscience before but they are
the word conscience before but they are in no doubt as to whether Luther stands
in no doubt as to whether Luther stands
in no doubt as to whether Luther stands firm on his beliefs or not as a result
firm on his beliefs or not as a result
firm on his beliefs or not as a result they declare him an outlaw this means
they declare him an outlaw this means
they declare him an outlaw this means that anyone now has a duty to catch him
that anyone now has a duty to catch him
that anyone now has a duty to catch him and hand him over to the authorities
after Luthor has been outlawed he is
after Luthor has been outlawed he is forced to hide he hides in his friend
forced to hide he hides in his friend
forced to hide he hides in his friend elector Frederick skuzzle-butt born up
elector Frederick skuzzle-butt born up
elector Frederick skuzzle-butt born up until then
until then
until then the Bible has only existed in Greek and
the Bible has only existed in Greek and
the Bible has only existed in Greek and Latin while hiding at ford poor luther
Latin while hiding at ford poor luther
Latin while hiding at ford poor luther translates the entire New Testament into
translates the entire New Testament into
translates the entire New Testament into German Luther wants people to have the
German Luther wants people to have the
German Luther wants people to have the opportunity to read the Bible in their
opportunity to read the Bible in their
opportunity to read the Bible in their own language so they do not depend on
own language so they do not depend on
own language so they do not depend on the priests and the church’s
the priests and the church’s
the priests and the church’s interpretation because Luther sees the
interpretation because Luther sees the
interpretation because Luther sees the Bible as God speaking to all people
when people get access to reading the
when people get access to reading the Bible themselves they also begin to use
Bible themselves they also begin to use
Bible themselves they also begin to use the words of the Bible as an argument
the words of the Bible as an argument
the words of the Bible as an argument for all sorts of things Luther has
for all sorts of things Luther has
for all sorts of things Luther has started something he cannot control his
started something he cannot control his
started something he cannot control his news thoughts are used as arguments in
news thoughts are used as arguments in
news thoughts are used as arguments in the power struggles of princess in
the power struggles of princess in
the power struggles of princess in revolts and in the struggle between
revolts and in the struggle between
revolts and in the struggle between Kings princes and the truth about who
Kings princes and the truth about who
Kings princes and the truth about who actually decides what soon everyone is
actually decides what soon everyone is
actually decides what soon everyone is pulling and fighting some even go to war
Luther had dreamt about changing the
Luther had dreamt about changing the church he knew but his thoughts ended up
church he knew but his thoughts ended up
church he knew but his thoughts ended up splitting the church in to the Catholic
splitting the church in to the Catholic
splitting the church in to the Catholic Church and the Protestant church and
Church and the Protestant church and
Church and the Protestant church and that soon becomes important for many
that soon becomes important for many
that soon becomes important for many other things than the charge
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