January 21, 1521: Black Earth and First Mass

January 21, 1521: Black Earth and First Mass

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January 27, 1521: Under the Open Sky

Frederick, the elector of Saxony, is enduring pressure from Pope Leo X to banish Martin Luther from his lands. But Frederick's sympathies toward Luther leave him agonized. Today, he finds himself in the same room as the pope's allies. A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Minist ...  Show more

February 3, 1521: The Gate to Paradise

As his students gather around him, Martin Luther answers their questions and plays along with their goading. But when the professor starts to tell of his miraculous conversion, the room is marked by an awed silence. Listen along today--500 years later. A donor-supported outreach ...  Show more

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