Luther 2017
RNS Best of 2017: Women bloggers spawn an evangelical ‘crisis of authority’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 28, 2017
(RNS) Christian women online have found new platforms to teach, preach and connect. "God isn't trademarked," says Sarah Bessey.
Blessing robots: Is a technological reformation coming?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 11, 2017
WITTENBERG, Germany (RNS) — In the same way Martin Luther used the emerging technologies of his day, the blessing robot has sparked debate about humans and machines — and whether they might lead the church to a technological reformation.
Study up: A Reformation anniversary reading list
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 10, 2017
(RNS) — Martin Luther reportedly said: 'There never yet have been, nor are there now, too many good books.' Here are 10 notable ones about Luther and the Reformation he sparked, as Protestants celebrate its 500th anniversary.
US Catholics and Protestants agree: 500 years after Reformation, they have more in common than not
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 31, 2017
(RNS) — In some cases, U.S. Protestants seemed unaware of the theological differences that split Catholics and Protestants in the 1500s, voicing beliefs that are more traditionally Catholic than they are Protestant.
On the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, remembering Martin Luther’s contribution to literacy
By Richard Gunderman — May 16, 2017
(The Conversation) Less known is the crucial role Luther played in making the case for ordinary people to read often and well.
Women bloggers spawn an evangelical ‘crisis of authority’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 15, 2017
(RNS) For many, the internet has created new platforms to teach, preach and connect.
Playmobil’s Luther v. the Jews?
By Mark Silk — January 5, 2017
The toy is one thing, Luther's antagonism something else.
How a toy figure of Martin Luther sparked accusations of anti-Semitism
By Tom Heneghan — January 4, 2017
(RNS) This was not at all supposed to be what the cute little figure was about.
Top 5 ‘heresies’ of 2016: ‘One God,’ biblical authority and more
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 29, 2016
(RNS) As Christians prepared to mark 500 years since Martin Luther -- one of history's great heretics, or heroes, depending on your point of view -- 2016 found them debating theological questions most thought had been settled a millennium ago.
German Protestants officially renounce converting Jews to Christianity
By Tom Heneghan — November 17, 2016
(RNS) Abandoning the 'Judenmission,' which effectively ended in the decades after the Holocaust, should have been a formality.
Pope Francis’ short trip to Sweden a big step on a longer journey
By David Gibson — November 2, 2016
ROME (RNS) The pontiff wanted to use the anniversary of the Reformation to set ecumenism on a new path that stresses a shared witness. But will that convince a skeptical world?
Reformation exhibit highlights art as teaching tool and propaganda
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 1, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) 'Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation' at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, is the largest of three U.S. exhibits celebrating the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Martin Luther as history’s first tweeter? An ongoing legacy, 500 years later
By David Gibson — October 7, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) A new exhibit features a rare copy of Luther's 95 Theses. But the lessons this history reveals are as contemporary as your Facebook feed.
US Lutherans approve document recognizing agreement with Catholic Church
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 15, 2016
(RNS) The declaration comes as the Lutheran and Catholic churches prepare to kick off a year of celebrations to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
Who’s a heretic? Martin Luther, Pope Saint John Paul, Pope Benedict and Pope Francis
By Martin E. Marty — June 13, 2016
Popes have been interested in heresy and heretics for centuries, and language linking “papacy” and “heresy” continues to prosper down to our own day. The language root of “heresy” connects with “to choose,” and the heretic is someone who, in the eyes of someone else, makes bad choices. Those of us who are not of […]
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