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".

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.

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.

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.

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.