434. Luther: The Revolution Begins (Part 2)

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What are the complex origins of Russia’s most renowned composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky? What inner conflicts and private contradictions lay behind his romantic music, and how did these struggles shape it? And, what dark secrets lie hidden beneath Tchaikovsky’s sweeping, lyrica ...  Show more

"Condemned. Reprobated. Rejected." A monk by the name of Martin Luther has been declared a heretic by the most powerful man on earth. Luther is left with a choice: will he recant his teachings or stand alone for the truth? Each episode of this new podcast is released 500 years to ...  Show more

Martin Luther war ein Mönch. Er unterrichtete Theologie an der Universität von Wittenberg. Am 31. Oktober 1517 soll Martin Luther ein Schriftstück mit 95 Thesen an die Tür der Schlosskirche zu Wittenberg geschlagen haben. Eine These ist eine Behauptung. Ob das mit der Tür wirklic ...  Show more

Martin Luther war ein Mönch. Er unterrichtete Theologie an der Universität von Wittenberg. Am 31. Oktober 1517 soll Martin Luther ein Schriftstück mit 95 Thesen an die Tür der Schlosskirche zu Wittenberg geschlagen haben. Eine These ist eine Behauptung. Ob das mit der Tür wirklic ...  Show more

The mid-15th to mid-16th centuries in Europe was an era of political, social, and religious unrest, when the Roman Catholic Church was being questioned by those who sought a more direct connection with God. 

In the midst of this turmoil in Germany stood Thomas M ...