Luther

Martin Luther, a image of him which I saw as more becoming and less rigged.  Said to be done by a friend of his to show him as "thoughtful and serious." Found From:http://www.korcula.net/history/mmarelic/luther.htm

Martin Luther has been a name I have known since I was a little girl growing up in a Christan school.  My high school was a private Lutheran founded school in Aurora.  Therefore, we would have a discussion about his impact on Christianity at least once if not more per year.  Before seeing this video, I knew that his impact has greatly affect my view of my own faith, but now I know how much his theology affected the German people and the German nation.  His words brought about more than I could have understood by just looking through the strictly religious part of his impact. I never really connected the impact he had on the German culture distinctly, but now I understand that his words and actions changed a nation.

Luther brought about a sense of empowerment into not only Christians, but specifically to the Germans.  Not only did he inspire people to read the Bible and understand Christianity as thing for themselves and gave them the way to do it (by translating the Bible into German), but he challenged Germany to be a place of their own, a nation.  He did not just inspire the everyday person, but those in power in Germany as well.  He works brought about a change focusing on not only Germany's religion, but showing what the money they are taxed is being used for.  Therefore, he empowered the people to do things which they would have never have done without the strength and zealousness that Luther showed was within the German people, by becoming himself, an example.



Fredrick the wise helped Luther's words go out into the nation of Germany and fueled the empowerment Luther was giving to the people.  His life was not easy, but it was an impaction for the German people to start a revolution against the catholic church.  Even with his mistakes and strong language which was extreme. His impact is still evident in the German history.

University of Wittenberg (modern day), absolutely beautiful.  I think it is amazing to see places like this which have remained beautiful and have a history which has affected the world.  This is were the revolution began. Found from:http://www.library.yale.edu/oacis/oacis_easb.html

Listening and watching this video, he helped make the German nation into an independent place free from control of the Pope and his actions gave the German nation something meaningful to unite upon.  From the chapter I saw such segregation among the different cities because of how they each had their different languages, laws, and government, but now they went on to becoming their own nation. 

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