500 Jahre Reformation
What is the Luther Decade?
Luther's posting of his theses on October 31st., 1517, is the crucial date of the Reformation. It was the beginning of a movement that left its traces all over the world and that continues until today. In 2008, a countdown towards the 500th anniversary of this event in 2017 has begun: the Luther Decade. During ten theme years with different annual topics it will deciphered again what Reformation means – in the past as well as in the present.
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Music means to me ...
Music is considered to be the heartbeat of the Reformation and singing has been a trait of Protestant parishes, right from the beginning. For centuries, it has played a vital role in many people...
Annual topic 2012 - Reformation and music
Singing soon became a characteristic trait of the people of Lutheran faith – and one of the sharpest weapons of the Reformation. The first German hymns of the Reformers were belted out as protest...
Facts and Fiction - Legends about Luther
Good stories are told about the dramatic moments in Luther's life: However, historical evidence for them tends to be sparse. Did the Reformer, during his stay on the Wartburg, really throw his...
