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I had a lot of questions throughout this reading. First of all, I wanted to know more about Martin Luther's family. This site talks about his family, but it is more about him in relation to his wife, Katharina. One fact I found about his birth family was that they were poor. That kind of explains why Martin Luther's father wanted him to be a lawyer. They wanted their son to be important and make money to support his family. This site has a little more, but it is a lot of similar information. It seems like a lot of the life of Martin Luther has been preserved. I would like to know how life was documented.
Was Martin Luther against the convents? Because apparently he took woman out of them and married them. Was the how he met and married his wife? Also who were other famous reformers, and were they a group of people kind of like a gang, or did the whole world just slowly change?
The reading said that Martin Luther "saw that all of his fasting and penance counted for nothing, and that the only thing that would save him was simple faith" and that this later "became one of the foundation-stones of Protestantism". I was wondering how he was able to convince people that fasting was for nothing? How did people react to someone suddenly telling them that what they have been doing is for nothing?
I also thought it was interesting how he saved 12 nuns and married one of them. But I was wondering if he got into any more trouble than being excommunicated from the Church. Was there any more severe punishments he had to face?
I also found a picture of Martin Luther, and a very interesting website that tells 10 things that you might not have known about Martin Luther. One of them that I didn't expect was that approved of heavy alcohol drinking.
I liked this reading. I thought that Luther's ideas in the beginning made sense. He gets out of control though. I had one question-why would people follow such an out-of control I radiate person?
I liked this reading. I thought that Luther's ideas in the beginning made sense. He gets out of control though. I had one question-why would people follow such an out-of control I radiate person?
I was wondering how Pope Leo and Martin Luther communicated? Did they speak in Latin, German or Italian? Or none of the above.
Also, I was wondering if the people agreed with him and what he wrote and said. Could they agree or disagree? Or were the things that Martin Luther said universal, meaning, that everyone in that area thought and believed the things that he was talking about. Because the reading didn't display that to me very clearly. I was just wondering if he was controversial, because clearly Rome didn't like him.
I was also unsure as to why he smuggled the nuns out of the convent. Was this because he thought they deserved better or did he think they needed a husband or what? That was a really interesting part of the reading in my opinion and I was just curious as to why he would do this.
Also as I was reading there were words that I was unfamiliar with so I looked them up on dictionary.com.
1. wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping.---vigils
The act of severely criticizing oneself. The act of punishing oneself.---self-flagellation
I am assuming that self-flagellation is associated with Martin Luther's constant visits to confession and his beleifs that he committed sins and needed to be purified.
vit·ri·ol·ic 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling vitriol. 2. obtained from vitriol. 3. very caustic; scathing: vitriolic criticism.
Since I am not Christian myself, I wanted to find out more about Protestantism. Wikipedia stated that Protestants believe that the scripture is the only source of truth, and salvation can only come directly from God. This means that the Pope's orders are not the law, and buying papal indulgences will not ensure that a person goes to heaven.
This website said that some of the main parts of Protestantism are "justification by faith, individual responsibility, and the right to believe and worship according to one's conscience."
I thought the reading was very good. First I didn't know where the city of worms was so I looked it up. You can learn more about it at Worms Another question I had was what is the Diet of Worms? This site right hear Diet of Worms gave me a full overview of it to the full extent.
I was curious if Martin Luther was with or against the convents? I thought he had some pretty bizarre ideas, and I was curious why people would follow such a bizarre man. I also thought that it was interesting that Martin Luther saved 12 nuns, and then married one, but then he got excommunicated from the church. I was wondering if this effected the relationship between him and his nun wife.
I already know a lot about Martin Luther, so I didn't have many questions. However, I wondered if Luther's daily life was troubled because of his radical methods of spreading his beliefs. What I mean by that is, was he ever physically asulted by somebody that disagreed with him? I think that because he was very harsh against people that didn't agree with him, so I'd expect for them to be harsh back.
Here's an article written by catholics on Martin Luther. It's interesting to see what a catholic view on him is like, compared to Lutherin view.
I had a couple of questions. The first was about Martin Luther's family. Was his father upset about Martin Luther just quitting school or quitting school to become a monk. Second, I was wondering if he had been told about the "faith alone" thing. I mean, since there were other people who had thoguht of the same idea, did their followers tell him? So I guess I'm asking if he had heard it somewhere before.
I was interested in Charles V. Here is the Wikipedia article on Charles V.
Here is a nice picture of Charles V. The portrait is made by Titian, the leader of the Venetian school in Italy during the Renaissance.
This link is a biography of Charles the Fifth (like Wikipedia, but does not have subtitles). It is a page on a Catholic website. Near the beginning, it said Charles the Fifth developed more slowly than other boys, showing no strong will to rule. I wonder how this had any affect on his leadership.
I thought that the reading was very insightful, I wanted to know more about the upbringing of Martin Luther; I found out from this page that he was born with the last name Luder. He was quiet and intelligent and lived in a household with strict rules.
I wanted to know more about remission of sins. The reading described how a monk went around saying that if people pay him, they would be cleansed of sins. I wanted to know more about that concept and what religions believe in remission of sins. the free dictionary describes remission of sin as "the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance". I looked various places and could not find out what religious believe in this, but I will continue my search.
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I had a lot of questions throughout this reading. First of all, I wanted to know more about Martin Luther's family. This site talks about his family, but it is more about him in relation to his wife, Katharina. One fact I found about his birth family was that they were poor. That kind of explains why Martin Luther's father wanted him to be a lawyer. They wanted their son to be important and make money to support his family. This site has a little more, but it is a lot of similar information. It seems like a lot of the life of Martin Luther has been preserved. I would like to know how life was documented.
Was Martin Luther against the convents? Because apparently he took woman out of them and married them. Was the how he met and married his wife? Also who were other famous reformers, and were they a group of people kind of like a gang, or did the whole world just slowly change?
The reading said that Martin Luther "saw that all of his fasting and penance counted for nothing, and that the only thing that would save him was simple faith" and that this later "became one of the foundation-stones of Protestantism". I was wondering how he was able to convince people that fasting was for nothing? How did people react to someone suddenly telling them that what they have been doing is for nothing?
I also thought it was interesting how he saved 12 nuns and married one of them. But I was wondering if he got into any more trouble than being excommunicated from the Church. Was there any more severe punishments he had to face?
I also found a picture
of Martin Luther, and a very interesting website that tells 10 things that you might not have known about Martin Luther. One of them that I didn't expect was that approved of heavy alcohol drinking.
I liked this reading. I thought that Luther's ideas in the beginning made sense. He gets out of control though. I had one question-why would people follow such an out-of control I radiate person?
I liked this reading. I thought that Luther's ideas in the beginning made sense. He gets out of control though. I had one question-why would people follow such an out-of control I radiate person?
I was wondering how Pope Leo and Martin Luther communicated? Did they speak in Latin, German or Italian? Or none of the above.
Also, I was wondering if the people agreed with him and what he wrote and said. Could they agree or disagree? Or were the things that Martin Luther said universal, meaning, that everyone in that area thought and believed the things that he was talking about. Because the reading didn't display that to me very clearly. I was just wondering if he was controversial, because clearly Rome didn't like him.
I was also unsure as to why he smuggled the nuns out of the convent. Was this because he thought they deserved better or did he think they needed a husband or what? That was a really interesting part of the reading in my opinion and I was just curious as to why he would do this.
Also as I was reading there were words that I was unfamiliar with so I looked them up on dictionary.com.
1. wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping.---vigils
The act of severely criticizing oneself.
The act of punishing oneself.---self-flagellation
I am assuming that self-flagellation is associated with Martin Luther's constant visits to confession and his beleifs that he committed sins and needed to be purified.
vit·ri·ol·ic
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling vitriol.
2. obtained from vitriol.
3. very caustic; scathing: vitriolic criticism.
Since I am not Christian myself, I wanted to find out more about Protestantism. Wikipedia stated that Protestants believe that the scripture is the only source of truth, and salvation can only come directly from God. This means that the Pope's orders are not the law, and buying papal indulgences will not ensure that a person goes to heaven.
This website said that some of the main parts of Protestantism are "justification by faith, individual responsibility, and the right to believe and worship according to one's conscience."
I thought the reading was very good. First I didn't know where the city of worms was so I looked it up. You can learn more about it at Worms
Another question I had was what is the Diet of Worms? This site right hear Diet of Worms gave me a full overview of it to the full extent.
I was curious if Martin Luther was with or against the convents? I thought he had some pretty bizarre ideas, and I was curious why people would follow such a bizarre man. I also thought that it was interesting that Martin Luther saved 12 nuns, and then married one, but then he got excommunicated from the church. I was wondering if this effected the relationship between him and his nun wife.
I already know a lot about Martin Luther, so I didn't have many questions. However, I wondered if Luther's daily life was troubled because of his radical methods of spreading his beliefs. What I mean by that is, was he ever physically asulted by somebody that disagreed with him? I think that because he was very harsh against people that didn't agree with him, so I'd expect for them to be harsh back.
Here's an article written by catholics on Martin Luther. It's interesting to see what a catholic view on him is like, compared to Lutherin view.
I had a couple of questions. The first was about Martin Luther's family. Was his father upset about Martin Luther just quitting school or quitting school to become a monk. Second, I was wondering if he had been told about the "faith alone" thing. I mean, since there were other people who had thoguht of the same idea, did their followers tell him? So I guess I'm asking if he had heard it somewhere before.
I was interested in Charles V. Here is the Wikipedia article on Charles V.
Here is a nice picture of Charles V. The portrait is made by Titian, the leader of the Venetian school in Italy during the Renaissance.
This link is a biography of Charles the Fifth (like Wikipedia, but does not have subtitles). It is a page on a Catholic website. Near the beginning, it said Charles the Fifth developed more slowly than other boys, showing no strong will to rule. I wonder how this had any affect on his leadership.
I thought that the reading was very insightful, I wanted to know more about the upbringing of Martin Luther; I found out from
this page that he was born with the last name Luder. He was quiet and intelligent and lived in a household with strict rules.
I wanted to know more about remission of sins. The reading described how a monk went around saying that if people pay him, they would be cleansed of sins. I wanted to know more about that concept and what religions believe in remission of sins. the free dictionary describes remission of sin as "the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance". I looked various places and could not find out what religious believe in this, but I will continue my search.
I was interested in the 95 theses. I found a picturepicture of door of the Wittenburg Church on which Luther posted the 95 theses.
This webpage shows a list his 95 theses.
Sorry I didn't post on time, I had a ballet performance
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