Martin Luther King: Biography, Facts, Resources
During history many people have had an impact on the religious movement in the world. One of the most recognizable figures in the history of religion was a German priest named Martin Luther, who helped bring about the Protestant Reformation in the 16th Century.
Biography
Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben, Germany. At the age of nineteen, Luther enrolled in the University of Erfurt in Germany. Luther had developed a love and respect of philosophy and theology, and began studying the works of past experts in the fields. A near death experience in 1505 led Luther to join a monetary and he began the journey of dedicating his life to others. In 1507, Luther was ordained as a Priest. Shortly thereafter, Luther began teaching philosophy and theology.
During this time, Martin Luther started to write on the subject of theology, and began to become widely known as an expert on the subject. Luther began to object to common church practices and his writings began to take the tone of the need for reformation in the church. In 1517, Luther wrote about the church’s indulgences and was the impetus for the Protestant Reformation.
Luther broke away from the Catholic Church and began to gain a following. Luther and his followers formed the first protestant church, which had its own bible, prayers and services. With the formation of the first protestant church, Luther became leader of the church reform, which led to other branching off of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther continued to be leader of the church until his death in 1546.
Resources about Martin Luther King
PBS Biography of Martin Luther
Life of Martin Luther
Lessons from the Life of Martin Luther
Martin Luther Freedom
Timeline of the Life of Martin Luther
1483 Luther is born in Eisleben (November 10)
1484 Luther and family moves to Mansfeld
1497 Luther attends local school in Magdeberg
1498 Luther attends parish school in Eisenach while staying with relatives
1501 Luther begins his study at University of Erfurt
1502 Receives a Baccalaureate in the Liberal Arts
1505 Receives Master of Arts and plans to attend law school
1505 Caught in a thunderstorm and pledges to become a monk (July 2)
1505 Enters Augustinian monastery at Erfurt
1506 Takes his monastic vows
1507 Ordained as a priest
1507 Begins study of theology at University of Erfurt
1512 Luther receives doctorate in Theology
1512 Begins work as Professor of Theology at U of Wittenburg
1514 Becomes priest of Wittenberg’s City Church
1514-15 Lectures on the Psalms
1515-16 Lectures on Romans
1516-17 Lectures on Galatians
1517 October 31- Posts 95 Theses on the castle church door
1517-18 Lectures on Hebrews
1518 Inquisition on Luther begins in Rome
1519 Death of Emperor Maximillian – Rome distracted from Luther
1520-21 Freedom of a Christian, Babylonian Captivity, Address to German Nation
1520 Inquisition on Luther taken up again
1520 Papal bull Exsurge Domine issued (June 15)
1520 Luther burns bull and canon law with students (December 10)
1521 Excommunicated in Rome (January 3)
1521 Arrives at Diet of Worms (April 16)
1521 Departs Worms (April 25)
1521 Kidnapped by Frederick, taken to Wartburg Castle (May 4)
1523 On Secular Authority
1524-25 The Peasants’ War
1525 Bondage of the Will and Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants
1530 Edict of Worms
1531 Smalkaldian Alliance formed
1543 On the Jews and Their Lies
1546 Death of Luther in Eisleben on February 18
Resources about Martin Luther King
Martin Luther Chronology of his Life
Timeline of the Life of Martin Luther
Timeline of Martin Luther
Martin Luther and Reformation
Brief Biography on Martin Luther
Philosophy of Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther Resources
Writings of Martin Luther
Martin Luther was one of the most accomplished writers during the 16th century on the subject of religion and theology. His outspoken views regarding the Church were aided by the invention of the printing press, which allowed his writings to be distributed to a greater audience.
Resources about the writings of Martin Luther King
Luther’s 95 Theses
Letter to the Archbishop of Mainz
Martin Luther’s German Writings
Martin Luther Bibliography
Readings in and on Luther
Selected Work of Martin Luther
Writings of Martin Luther
Martin Luther will go down in history as a leader in church reform and the Protestant Movement. His life and work has been the subject of study by theologians over the course of time, and will continue to be studied in the future.
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