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Spring 2022 – How Luther Became the Mythical ‘Here I Stand” Hero by Samuel L.Young
On April 18, 1521, Martin Luther made his famous address before CharlesV and the Diet of Worms. The earliest reports of the Diet attested that Luther switched to German for his final declaration.
Winter 2021: “Revisiting Humanism and the Urban Reformation” by Amy Nelson Burnett
Virtually every textbook account of the Reformation repeats the claim that Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched.
500th Anniversary of Luther at the Diet of Worms
In observance of the 500th anniversary of Luther's "Here I stand" moment at the Diet of Worms, LQ is pleased to offer this excellent article from the latest issue, "The Diet and Edict of Worms (1521)" by Theodor Dieter.
Summer 2021 – Luther In Danish
by Anna Vind Martin Luther and his work have had tremendous importance in Denmark ever since King Christian III officially introduced the Reformation in 1536. How Luther’s writings found their way into the Danish language between the sixteenth century and today can be sketched, but there is no complete list of Luther
Spring 2021 Feature: ‘Luther, Vocation, and the Search for Significance’
Among the bevy of books, both popular and academic, that promise a path to purpose, a significant number have invoked the concept of vocation to help chart the course. Their accounts come in a variety of forms: Christian, generically religious, and even studiously non-religious.