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November 13, 2017


Title: Martin Luther: The Monk
Topic: Martin Luther: The Monk
Discussed by Bill Federer
with American Minute (www.AmericanMinute.com)


Part 1 of 3

Today, Historian Bill Federer discusses how Martin Luther, a German Monk, impacted the world.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why was Martin Luther upset over organized religion?

How were the Muslims involved?

What was the conflict between the Latin and the Greek translation of the Bible?

Why did Luther post a notice about an upcoming debate on the church door? What was the debate about?

Why was Luther upset over the rebuilding of the Vatican?

What was the “Diet of Worms”?

Who was Charles the V of Spain?

Why was Martin Luther kidnapped? What did he do during his captivity?

Tune in to the next segment as Historian Bill Federer discusses Johannes Gutenberg and how his invention changed the world.



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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Martin Luther: The Monk
Topic: Martin Luther: The Monk
Discussed by Bill Federer
with American Minute (www.AmericanMinute.com)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Who was Johannes Gutenberg?

Did the invention of the printing press change the world?

Were more and more people translating the Bible into different languages after Gutenberg’s invention?

Did Catholic leaders disapprove of Martin Luther’s enthusiasm for translating the Bible?

Charles the V of Spain had two separate problems: The Muslims and Martin Luther. What did he do that caused a domino effect across Europe?

Why did Martin Luther write: "The Turk is the rod of the wrath of the Lord our God ...If the Turk's god, the devil, is not beaten first, there is reason to fear that the Turk will not be so easy to beat ... Christian weapons and power must do it"?

Was a truce eventually signed by Charles the V of Spain?

Tune in to the last segment with Historian Bill Federer as he explains how Martin Luther influenced the founding of America.



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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Martin Luther: The Monk
Topic: Martin Luther: The Monk
Discussed by Bill Federer
with American Minute (www.AmericanMinute.com)



Questions/Issues Discussed:

Listen as Bill Federer explains why so many people migrated to America during and after the conflict in Europe.

Were most migrants Protestant?

Did Charles the V of Spain have a change of heart? HINT: Yes! He even joined a Monastery!

Were all signers of the Declaration of Independence Protestant except one?

What did Sam Adams say when he signed the Declaration of Independence?

Why did most leaders of the world despise the printing press?

Martin Luther also wrote: "I am much afraid that schools will prove to be the great gates of hell unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures, engraving them in the hearts of youth. I advise no one to place his child where the scriptures do not reign paramount. Every institution in which men are not increasingly occupied with the Word of God must become corrupt." Listen as Bill Federer explains why he included this quote in his most recent article.



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