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Martin Luther didn’t stand alone 500 years ago. Nor does he stand alone today. To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we’ve created a 31-day journey introducing you to the many heroes of the Reformation, just 5–7 minutes each day.

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Here He Stood: Martin Luther (1483–1546)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 8:01


Luther stood not on the pronouncements of popes, or the decisions of councils, or the winds of popular opinion, but on “that word above all earthly powers.”

The Runaway Nun: Katharina von Bora (1499–1552)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 6:06


Katharina married Martin Luther to survive as a runaway nun, but their marriage proved to be a model in a time when “pastor’s wife” was a new role.

The Administrative Pastor: Johannes Bugenhagen (1485–1558)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2017 6:31


The Reformation required more than theological giants. It also demanded organizational geniuses.

The Happy Professor: Zacharius Ursinus (1534–1583)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2017 5:17


He took the lead role in writing the Heidelberg Catechism, one of the most ringing affirmations of faith in all of Christian history.

The First Calvinist: Theodore Beza (1519–1605)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2017 6:15


Theodore Beza gave form to what we now call Calvinism by explaining and defending the biblical doctrines Calvin had rediscovered.

The Teenage Martyr: Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537–1554)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 6:02


Lady Jane Grey was a teenage victim of social and political conspiracy, beheaded at seventeen for her faith. But her life is far from a tragedy.

The Smile of the Reformation: Pierre Viret (1511–1571)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 5:06


Pierre Viret knew how to contend for the truth of God’s word with theological rigor and courage. He also knew how to do it with a smile.

The Ink: Robert Estienne (1503–1559)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2017 6:37


Robert Estienne was the premier printer of the Protestant cause. He put Reformation doctrine and the Bible itself into the hands of ordinary people.

The Genius of Geneva: John Calvin (1509–1564)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 6:50


The key to John Calvin’s life: he recovered and embodied a passion for the absolute reality and majesty of God.

The Champion of the Kirk: John Knox (c. 1513–1572)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2017 6:11


John Knox feared the face of no man, which equipped him to bring reform to his homeland in the Highlands.

The Radical Reformer: Conrad Grebel (c. 1498–1526)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2017 5:35


Conrad Grebel is known as a “radical Reformer” — a leader who took the movement one step further by insisting on separating church from state.

The Majestic Beard of Zurich: Heinrich Bullinger (1504–1575)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 6:15


Without Zwingli there would have been no Reformation in Zurich. Without Heinrich Bullinger it would not have lasted.

The Ordinary Virgin Mary: Hellen Stirke (Died 1543)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 5:20


Hellen Stirke did not debate theology, write a treatise, or preach to hundreds. She just staked her soul on Scripture — and paid for it with her life.

The Accidental Reformer: Hans Gooseflesh (c. 1400–1468)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 6:17


He never preached a sermon and never authored a theological treatise. He was a Reformer by accident — or, better, by common grace.

The Swiss Giant: Ulrich Zwingli (1484–1531)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2017 7:01


Ulrich Zwingli brought the people of Zurich away from pomp, hypocrisy, and idolatry and back to the Bible, the gospel, and Jesus Christ.

The British Candle: Latimer (c. 1485–1555) and Ridley (c. 1502–1555)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017 6:40


One Lord, one faith, one stake. The story of two great Reformers burned at the same stake.

The French Firebrand: Guillaume Farel (1489–1565)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2017 6:20


Guillaume Farel had faults — and they were real and known — but this French firebrand loved the gospel and devoted his life to sharing its riches.

The Gospel Lobbyist: Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2017 6:26


Thomas Cranmer led England from Roman Catholicism, and shaped England’s theology perhaps more than any other Reformer.

The Monastery’s Lost Houselamp: Johannes Oecolampadius (1482–1531)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 4:28


When Johannes Oecolampadius returned to Basel in 1522, the people sung Latin in Mass. Ten years later, the Mass was gone and the songs were German.

The First Lady in France: Marie Dentière (c. 1495–1561)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 5:12


What Marie Dentière lacked in feminine modesty or humility for her day, she made up for with unrivaled zeal for the gospel.

The Protestant Melting Pot: Martin Bucer (1491–1551)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2017 6:35


He was the German glue of the Protestant movement — the unifier between the diverse strands of Reformation.

The Underground Translator: William Tyndale (c. 1494–1536)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017 5:55


William Tyndale gave his life so British commoners could know the Bible — not in Latin, but in their own mother tongue.

The Monday Morning Protestant: Thomas Becon (c. 1512–1567)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2017 5:53


Thomas Becon brought the Reformation from the churches to the kitchens, courts, shipyards, and battlefields. All of life is a stage for worshiping God.

The Phoenix of Florence: Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2017 5:46


After fifteen years of preaching Catholic doctrine, Peter Martyr awoke to the gospel, fled his home, and championed the Reformation across Europe.

The Fearless Pacifist: Menno Simons (1496–1561)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2017 6:00


While searching for the doctrine of transubstantiation in Scripture, he discovered the gospel instead.

The Protestant Peacemaker: Wolfgang Capito (c. 1478–1541)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2017 6:06


He sought to win his opponents not with violence, coercion, or insults, but with endless gentleness.

The Bride of the Reformation: Wibrandis Rosenblatt (1504–1564)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 6:56


She was wife to four husbands, mother to eleven children, and disciple to one Lord who never left her side.

The Gentle Lutheran: Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2017 6:15


While Luther was brash, impulsive, and forceful, his brilliant young disciple was a timid, sober-minded unifier.

The Florentine Forerunner: Girolamo Savonarola (1452–1498)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2017 6:14


Girolamo Savonarola condemned the pope’s abuses and elevated the authority of Scripture — all while Luther was only a child.

The Goosefather: Jan Hus (c. 1369–1415)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 6:02


Jan Hus was a preacher, a political figure, a prophet, a proto-Reformer, and a martyr of the first class.

The First Tremor: Peter Waldo (Died by 1218)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2017 6:50


This proto-reformer’s protest against the Catholic Church was the first tremor of the coming spiritual earthquake.

The Morning Star of the Reformation: John Wycliffe (c. 1330–1384)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 5:55


John Wycliffe died almost exactly a hundred years before Martin Luther was born, but his impact on the Reformation is unmistakable.

Here We Stand

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 3:07


Martin Luther didn’t stand alone 500 years ago. Nor does he stand alone today. To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we invite you to join us on a 31-day journey, just 5–7 minutes each day, to meet the many heroes of the Reformation.

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