Martin Luther

The Power of the Written Word

Susannah Meyer | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Galileo, Gutenberg, Written Word, Magna Carta, Martin Luther, Writing, History of Print, Egypt Revolution, Teen News
Susannah Meyer

We can spread awareness of anything happening in the world, large or small. We may be able to prevent a negative outcome that could have arisen from help coming too late. And that can make all the difference.

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Would Martin Luther Vote For Barack Obama?

Reverend William E. Flippin, Jr. | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Social Justice, Capitalism, Lectures on Romans, Barack Obama, Martin Luther, Helping the Poor, Martin Luther Obama, Religion and Politics, Black Voices News
Reverend William E. Flippin, Jr.

If Luther was living today and had the opportunity to vote, I believe wholeheartedly that the political views of President Barack Obama would resonate with his vision of universal needs for all.

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Christopher Hitchens as a Martin Luther

Brandon G. Withrow | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion, Martin Luther, Christopher Hitchens, Christianity, Atheism, Christopher Hitchens Dies, Religion News
Brandon G. Withrow

Hitchens (like Luther before him) forced everyone, including Christians, to be better people. Mess up and he called you on it. One couldn't afford to be an apologist hack around him. You either stepped up or got out of the way.

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Psalm 46 And Living After The Death Of A Loved One

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Family Scholars, Psalm 46, Death and Dying, Reformation Sunday, Martin Luther, Christianity, Death & Dying, Accepting Death, Life After Death, Coping With Death, Understanding Death, Religion News
Rev. Amy Ziettlow

Finality can bring you to the edge of despair and change your inner make-up. Those changes can be both painful and seem endless but also can give life.

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Protestantism Today

Mark Noll | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Christianity, Protestantism, Church History, Martin Luther, 500 Anniversary Protestant Reformation, Protestants, Protestant Reformation, Religion News
Mark Noll

Most of the world's Protestants adhere to a characteristic message that defines peace with God as a result of the'gospel: God's merciful gift revealed in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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Rethinking Christian History: Understanding Christopher Columbus And Martin Luther

Lee Palmer Wandel | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: 95 Theses, Christianity, History of Religion, Columbus, Martin Luther, Protestant Reformation, Christopher Columbus and Martin Luther, Columbus and Luther, Christopher Columbus, Western Hemisphere, Religion News
Lee Palmer Wandel

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. In 1517, Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses. So began two stories that have shaped the West since the 16th century. But what happens if we link the two?

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WATCH: Because The World Needed A Rap About Picking Up Poop

Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: No Diggity, Puget Sound Ecosystem, Video, Dog Poop Rap, Dog Doogity Puget Sound, Rap Parody, Martin Luther, Dog Doogity, Dog Doogity Dog Poop Psa, Puget Sound, Comedy News

What's wrong with dog owners in Washington? Apparently, no one is scooping their pooch poop, which is bad for the delicate Puget Sound ecosystem. So t...

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Does Islam Really Need A Martin Luther?

Todd Green, Ph.D. | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Protestant Reformation, Islam, Martin Luther, Muslim Martin Luther, Islam Martin Luther, History of Islam, History of Christianity, Muslim Reformers, Religion News
Todd Green, Ph.D.

When Christians call for a Muslim Martin Luther, they are assuming not only that Islam lacks reformers but that Luther's version of Christianity is a perfect model that any Muslim reformer should strive to emulate.

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The Gay Marriage Revolution Started Centuries Ago

James Peron | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Christianity, Marriage, Social Conservatives, Classical Liberalism, Gay Marriage, Roman Catholic Church, Protestants, Martin Luther, Politics News
James Peron

It was only in 1546 that the Roman Catholic Church declared that a marriage was only valid if performed by a priest. The idea that marriage was a "sacrament" had more to do with the politics of the day than it did with theology.

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Stage Door: Wittenberg, Arcadia

Fern Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pearl Theater, Theater, Shakespeare, Off-Broadway, Entertainment, City Center, Martin Luther, NY Culture, NY Around Town, Raul Esparza, Billy Crudup, Broadway, Tom Stoppard, New York News
Fern Siegel

Blending pop-culture references -- from The Wild One to Shakespeare to Freudian therapy -- playwright David Davalos sets his dynamic comedy in 1517 Germany.

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Greeley MLK Denouncer Has Gun Permit Revoked

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greeley School Board Member, Restraining Order, Gun Permit, Martin Luther, Brett Reese, Mlk, Denver News

GREELEY, Colo. — A Colorado radio station owner who aired an editorial denouncing the holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. has lost his gun p...

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Faith Is Trusting God, Not Belief In Doctrine

Jeffrey Small | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spirituality, Faith as Doctrine, Christian Faith, Belief in Jesus, Path to Salvation, Martin Luther, Christian Salvation, Definition of Faith, Spiritual Path, Religion News
Jeffrey Small

Faith then is not belief in a certain doctrine about Jesus, but a trust in using him as an example of what it looks like to live a God-centered life.

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Lutheran Leader Seeks Communion Agreement With Pope

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christianity, Second Vatican Council, Catholic Doctrine, Roman Catholic Luther Declaration, Catholic Communion, Protestant Reformation, Lutheran World Federation, Eucharistic Hospitality, Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue, Martin Luther, Pope Benedict XVI, Lutheran-Catholic Relations, Lutheran-Roman Catholic Working Group, Religion News

By Luigi Sandri Religion News Service ROME (RNS/ENInews) The president of the Lutheran World Federation is calling on Lutherans and Catholics to issu...

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Bush and Memoirs

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, How to Do Biography, Martin Luther, Memoirs, Decision Points, Xenophon, Autobiography, George W. Bush, Presidential Memoir, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Jefferson, American Caesars, Biography, Books News
Nigel Hamilton

Former President Bush has written his recollections and there have been conflicting accounts of what, exactly, they are. Let me try and clarify the distinctions between the various genres of autobiography.

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Do All Dogs Go to Heaven? Pretty Sure This One Did

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billy Graham, Cs-Lewis, Spirit, Soul, Martin Luther, Animals, Dogs, Afterlife, Heaven, Death & Dying, Religion News
Cathleen Falsani

Reflecting on what transpired in the moments before and after her death, she seemed like so much more than "just" a dog. She was, like her eyes, soulful.

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Good Friday: God, Forsaken

Christopher Cocca | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Crucifiction, Martin Luther Anfechtung, Religion, Good Friday, Jesus Crucifiction, Christianity, Martin Luther, Jesus Crucifixion, Anfechtung, Holy Week, Crucifixion, Religion News
Christopher Cocca

If Jesus on the cross actually is God on the cross, and if God on the cross is Godforsaken, if God comes to the cross to feel what it's like to be us at our most human, then what if the cross is also God's mea culpa?

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Will 2010 be the new 1517?

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Martin Luther, Gutenberg, Social Networking, Innovation-Online-Politics, Technology News
Craig Newmark

I've been looking for lessons from history regarding social media, and found a nerd/policy wonk partnership that was enormously successful: Johanness Gutenberg invented mass media, via the printing press, but it didn't go anywhere for a while.

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Iran's Martin Luther Moment -- The Problem of Fixing Elections

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Martin Luther, Catholic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Guardian Council, Iranian, World News
Michael B. Laskoff

The political evolution of Martin Luther is relevant to what's going on in Iran. Like Luther, Mousavi has become much reform-minded so as to distinguish himself from the incumbent administration.

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The Great Elementary School Conspiracy

Toby Barlow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Democratic Convention, Conspiracy Theories, George Washington, Jesus, Martin Luther, Obama, Obama Muslim Smear, Moses, Barack Obama, Politics News
Toby Barlow

This is not an election about policy or vision, it's not about climate change, economic disparity, or war, no, clearly it's about what spiritual journey a child takes between the ages of 6 and 10.

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