Luther and the Consequences
Luther and the Consequences - 500 Years of Reformation History
Luther and the Consequences
"Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates" – The reformatory heritage of Pietism
In its core, through directing attention towards the individual, Pietism was aimed towards a religious and social renewal. Due to its manifold effects, it is also called the "second Reformation".
Bibles and libraries for all – the educational campaign of the Reformation
In the olden days, Bibles used to weigh several kilograms and were therefore too big to lie on the bedside table – and too expensive for the majority of people. This only changed when the Bible Institutions began to issue cheap prints – millions of them.
Pioneering work: The Bible according to Martin Luther's translation
The history of the Luther Bible begins with the so-called "September Testament", named after the time of its publication, which was issued as the result of Luther's translation work on the Wartburg in September 1522. In 1534, the whole Bible was published for the first time in Luther's translation.
In Luther's footsteps – the Francke Foundations in Halle
Even hundreds of years after the Reformation, many of its impulses still inspired goals to be fulfilled. There was a minister who considered himself to be especially committed to Martin Luther's heritage: In 1698, August Hermann Francke founded the Francke Foundations in Halle.
"A mighty fortress is our God" - religion, nation, war
Martin Luther wrote it in the sixteenth century as a song of faith and confidence, but it soon became charged with meaning in the context of the denominational conflict.
Hero and gambler – Luther's life as movie material
Eric Till's successful film "Luther" from 2003 was not the only cinematic approach towards life and work of the Reformer. Since the days of silent movies, cinema has successfully engaged itself with Martin Luther.









































