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    Martin Luther’s strict upbringing provoked his view of God as being a harsh judge and impelled him to depart from law school at Erfurt to become a monk. Luther was born on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben, Germany where his father Hans started out as a farmer and eventually reached moderate wealth by owning copper mines. Hans would have never been able to attain these copper mines without marrying Margarete (Lindeman) Ziegler who came from a fairly prosperous family. From an early age Luther was destined

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    by the name of Martin Luther was a religious innovator who introduced new ideas and practices into the Christian tradition and attempted to reform the church with the beliefs and practices of the early church. This reform was attempted by what justification by faith meant to Lutheran and how this idea came to be to him. Martin Luther was born into what is now Germany in the town in Eisleben, which was in Saxony, one of the territorial states that made up the Holy Roman Empire. Luther received his

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    Martin Luther was a great writer. He was born in 1483 in Eisleben, Germany. He secretly spent his early years as a monk and scholar. He would later become known as one of the most remembered figures in religious history. Luther has been known many years by his faith. In 1510 – 1511, Luther attended the University of Erfurt because his dad wanted him to be a lawyer. Later his studies led him to quit trying to become a lawyer and began to live life as a monk. His life as a monk came about because

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    entirely. It took a brave person to get change, Martin Luther who challenged the Catholic Churches in their Christian practices. Luther argued for a change in church’s power, this lead to an abundance of wars with this issue. Reformers wanted the power to put in the hands of pastors or Christian leaders. This back and forth problem led to the Counter Reformation, which was the intense response to Protestants. 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s historic 95 theses. However, there are

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    Marin Luther, regardless of his intentions, is one of the most controversial men in all of Christian history. The growth of Martin Luther and essentially the whole Protestant Revolution begins by Luther walking in a storm and getting struck by lightning. At this time, he prays out to the saints in hopes that he will be saved; he promises them that if they save him, he will stop everything a become a monk. Luther is saved and does just that, he quit studying law and took his vows, and he began studying

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    Many producers and directors attempt to replicate the Protestant Reformation—a religious movement to reform Catholicism and creating Protestantism—but one film stands out from the others because Martin Luther monopolized the film, leading to its historical inaccuracy. The film Luther did not accurately portray the social and political aspects of the Protestant Reformation. The film does not give enough detail to historically represent the German peasants and nobility; it also dramatizes political

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    A Great Report on a Great Man Martin Luther was the son of Hans Luther and Margarethe, and was born on November the 10th of 1483 in Eisleben, Germany. A year later however, Hans’ family moved south of Germany, to Mansfeld. Martin was the eldest among a family of several sons and daughters. Which is one of the reasons why his father had high expectations for Martin's career, to become a lawyer. The other reason being, that Hans knew that mining was a hard business, and he wanted his son to have a

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    Andrew Pettegree’s book “Brand Luther” describes the life of Martin Luther and his accomplishments. Martin Luther is known for his ideas spreading through the printing press and his 95 theses. Luther published his 95 theses on a door at the Wittenberg church which he criticized the church for making the people believe they can buy their salvation. The church used to take money from the people so their sins could be lessoned. Luther later translated the Bible for the people, so they were able to read

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    are presented to us right now. It is because someone opened their mouth and had a contradicting point of view that we are able to go to school and vote on laws. Martin Luther rose above the rest, defied the clergy, and started the European Reformation. The Reformation has impacted the course of history in such a positive manner. If Luther didn’t had the bravery to defy his superiors who knows where we would be now? Think back to a time in class when there was an open-ended discussion. The teacher

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    Martin luther became a significant figure in western history. He was the one who started the protestant reformation. Martin was born on November 10 , 1483 in Germany. He grew up in a peasant family. His father wanted him to become something of himself and become a lawyer. He went to University of Erfurt and studied philosophy, geometry astronomy,and arithmetic. One day in July 1505 Martin had a life threatening experience when he got caught in a thunderstorm and almost got struck by lightning.But

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