In this episode, we look at young Luther in his student years in Eisenach and Erfurt. We discuss the history of those places (including some interesting 20th century history of those places under communism), Luther's thirst for clarity and certainty that his law studies didn't satisfy, and the penitential system of the medieval church. We hope you enjoy. Shownotes -Herman Selderhuis' book Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography -Robert Kolb's book Martin Luther as He Lived and Breathed -Ernest Becker's book The Denial of Death -Article: "Martin Luther's Germany" by John Dornberg, Washington Post, Oct. 2nd, 1983 -Article: "Martin Luther" by Elizabeth Pond, Christian Science Monitor, April 20th, 1983. -Article: "The Luther Anniversary in East Germany" by Robert Goeckel, World Politics, Vol. 37, No. 1 -the Wiki article on Johann Hilten

In the second episode of out Luther series, we continue our discussion on the middle ages (the good, the bad, and thing in between), the intellectual currents of Luther's time, and Luther's origins. (At this rate, we may be in for a longer series!) Enjoy. We are curious to hear your thoughts on the podcast, please reach out to us as dp.pod2020@gmail.com Shownotes: -James mentions the book Long Before Luther by Nathan Busenitz - The quote about the "toughness and readiness" that Luther would have gained from his upbringing in Mansfield comes from Lyndal Roper's book Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet

- The argument from Aquinas is taken from the book Summa of the Summa (edited by Peter Kreeft)

Andrew is joined by friends of the show the Rev. Connor Longaphie and the Rev. Dr. Kyle Tomlin to discuss the life of Martin Luther. This is the first of a multi-part series. In this episode, we talk about the backdrop of the word that Luther was born into. Shownotes: The quote that Andrew refers to in the beginning is from H.H. Kramm's The Theology of Martin Luther

Andrew recommended the following biographies of Luther for further reading: Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet by Lyndal Roper Martin Luther as He Lived and Breathed by Robert Kolb Martin Luther: A Spiritual Autobiography by Herman Selderhuis Kyle recommended Martin Luther: A Life by James Nestingen The clip of the Eric Metaxas interview Andrew was referring to can be viewed here.