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In 1530 an imperial diet was called to the city of Augsburg. Among many issues to be addressed was the increasing influence of Lutheran theology. At …
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Ulrich Zwingli
Before his death in 1532 Ulrich Zwingli led a more radical reform than those in Wittenberg. Zwingli was not only a theologian, but also a humanist, a…
7 years, 2 months ago
Luther's Catechisms
On this episode, the Thinking Fellows talk about catechisms and catechetical methodology. During the Reformation, catechisms were a tool for addressi…
7 years, 2 months ago
Visitations, Antinomians, and the Small Catechism
The seventh episode of the History of The Reformation brings the Fellows to a challenging time in Lutheran history. During the late 1520s, the first …
7 years, 3 months ago
Liberation and the Bondage of the Will
This episode of the Thinking Fellows opens to the peasants revolt and the radical reform of Thomas Müntzer. To round out the show the Conversation mo…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Diet of Worms
In 1521, the Pope issued an official decree known as bull against Luther. The Bull declared Luther's writings as heresy and demanded he recant. The T…
7 years, 3 months ago
Melanchthon Goes to Wittenberg
On the fourth episode of our series on the history of the Reformation, Dr. Keith walks listeners through the early stages of Melanchthon's theologica…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Three Treatises
As the Biblical text transforms Luther's positions on grace and justification, he shifts his writing from disputations to letters targeted at the com…
7 years, 4 months ago
Luther Goes to Wittenberg
The Thinking Fellows continue outlining the events of the Reformation by following Luther's move from the monastery to the university. This transitio…
7 years, 4 months ago
Origins of the Reformation
The Fellows begin a new series outlining the history of the Reformation. The first episode features a thorough description of the Middle Ages followe…
7 years, 4 months ago