Martin Luther's Life and Teachings

1600 Words4 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: The contribution of Martin Luther to the church

Martin Luther was a Christian theologian and an Augustinian monk. He was born on November 10, 1483 to Hans and Margaretha Luder in Eisleben, Germany. The day after his birth he was baptised on the day of the St. Martin of Tours. Martin’s father wanted more for his youngest son so he did everything he could to get his son involved in the civil service and bring honor to their family. His father sent him to various schools in Mansfeld, Magdeburg, and Eisenach. In 1501, at the age of seventeen, Martin entered the University of Erfurt. He received his bachelor’s degree after just one year of enrolling into the university, three years later he received his master’s degree. Martin was enrolled in the law program at the university but that all came to a screeching halt in 1505. In the summer of 1505 Martin was caught in a summer thunderstorm and was almost struck by lightning. Martin was so horrified that he asked St. Anne for help, which he then promised to become a monk. Martin was a man that kept his promises, so he then quit law school and became a monk.

On July 17th Luther entered the Augustinian Monastery at Eruft. He completely dedicated his life to the monastic life, the effort to do generous and good work to please God, and serve others through prayer for their souls. He dedicated himself to flagellations, fasts, constant confessions, and long hours of prayers and pilgrimages although his peace with god has escaped him. Luther pondered himself a lot in the monastery so his superior, Johann von Staupitz, believed that Luther needed more work to keep himself busy and keep his mind off of the many things that he was pondering, so he ordered Luther to purse an academic career. In 1507, he was ordained to the priesthood and in 15...

... middle of paper ...

...orks Citied

"Biography of Martin Luther." Christian Classics Ehtereal Library. N.p.,

n.d.Web. 1 Dec 2011. .

"Works of Martin Luther." Religion Facts. N.p., 2004-2010. Web. 1 Dec 2011. .

Vorton, Jesse. "Martin Luther's greatest accomplishments as a reformer." Helium. N.p., 18 Oct 2010. Web. 1 Dec 2011. .

"Martin Luther." GreatSite. GreatSite Marketing, 1998-2008. Web. 1 Dec 2011. .

"Martin Luther posts 95 theses." History. A&E Television Networks, 1996-2011. Web. 1 Dec 2011. .

Show More
Related

  • A Comparison of Letter From Birmingham City Jail and I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    1914 Words  | 4 Pages

    Lischer, Richard The Preacher King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the word that moved America Oxford University Press: 1995. Print

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Luther The Reformer

    1099 Words  | 3 Pages

    Kittelson, James M. Luther the Reformer: The Story of the Man and His Career. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003.

    Read More

  • Political Maneuvering and the Civil Rights Act of 1964

    2765 Words  | 6 Pages

    King Jr., Martin Luther. “Our God is Marching On!” The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader. Eds. Clayborne Carson, David J Garrow, Gerald Gill, Vincent Harding, Darlene Clark Hing. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1991. 224-227.

    Read More

  • The Lutheran Hymnal

    717 Words  | 2 Pages

    Bainton, Roland H. Here I Stand: A life of Martin Luther. New York. Abington Printing Press. 1950

    Read More

  • Writings of Martin Luther versus Michel de Montaigne

    1383 Words  | 3 Pages

    Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483. He was a German monk, priest, professor, theologian and church reformer. His teaching helped to inspire the Reformation, and influenced the doctrines of the Lutheran and Protestant traditions, as well as the course of western civilization. Luther's works and writing helped bring the Middle Ages to a close, and brought about the Modern Era of western civilization. His translation of the Bible furthered the development of a standardized German language. Due to the development of the printing press, his teachings were widely read and influenced many reformers and thinkers. (Peterson 1)

    Read More

  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Walter Wink

    1685 Words  | 4 Pages

    King Jr., Martin Luther, ed. Readings in Christian Ethics: A Historical Sourcebook. Edited by J. Philip Wogaman and Douglas M. Strong. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.

    Read More

  • Martin Luther's Influence On Religion

    1699 Words  | 4 Pages

    November 10, 1483, in Eisleben, Germany, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire, a role model for all Christians worldwide, was born. His name was Martin Luther, and this man changed the course of history forever. The Holy Roman Empire was an era where there was feudalism and a time of institutional growth and also a period of political importance. This empire encompassed the countries we know today as Czech and Slovak Republics, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and also eastern parts of France, Slovenia, northern Italy, and western Poland. The Holy Roman Empire lasted from 962 CE all the way until 1806 CE. That in all, is 844 years of many Popes, wars between countries, and a large number of different rulers.

    Read More

  • Calvin and Martins effect on changing religion

    652 Words  | 2 Pages

    Martin Luther was university educated and he wanted to become a lawyer. However, he credited God for saving him from a violent thunderstorm in his youth and later in life he decided to honor God by becoming a monk. Martin Luther’s greatest work was the 95 Thesis that he released in 1517.(Martin Luther) He na...

    Read More

  • Martin Luther King’s "Ethic of Love"

    1154 Words  | 3 Pages

    King, Martin Luther. A Testament of Hope: the Essential Writings of Martin Luther King. San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins, 1991. Print.

    Read More

  • Martin Luther: A Life, by Martin Marty

    2702 Words  | 6 Pages

    Martin Luther was a man of great thought and constantly went against the feelings and views of other people of his time. Martin Luther was born on November 10th in 1483, in the Saxon town of Eisleben located in Germany. Martin was born of mother Margrethe, who many of his enemies thought of as being a whore and a bath attendant, yet Martin recalled her later on in life as someone who was hardworking and very able and willing to punish him if he had done wrong. Martin Luther grew up in the middle-class range and wasn't born into great wealth like many other great scholars of his time were like such as Girolamo Savonarola, who's family was rich before his birth around Luther’s time. Martin Luther’s father's name was Han's Luder, which later on became Luther, who was a miner and a smelter in which neither made him wealthy in the least. Han's and Luther had a relationship that bounced around, but I will get to that topic in a not so distant paragraph. Martin was brought up in a Christian family and soon after his birth he was baptized, which was a momentous process that can occur. At a young age Martin began school and this started his steps towards becoming a great debater, writer, and preacher. According to Martin Marty, Luther's start as a great speaker and writer began after he learned Rhetoric and this held with him for decades to come. At the beginning Martin's father Hans saw great potential in Luther, as well as wanting him to make a lot of money, and told him that he should take the path in becoming a lawyer. Martin would have been well enough as a lawyer if he had taken the opportunity, but I feel history would be devastatingly different without him as a religious scholar. In Luther's twenty's he began to think deeply about ...

    Read More

  • The Life and Influence of Martin Luther

    1350 Words  | 3 Pages

    Martin Luther was born on November 10th 1483. His father, Hans Luther, had made something out of himself and came to own a copper mine. Desiring to see his own son go even further he pushed him in school. By the time he was seventeen years old he was entering the university life. In four years he had obtained a Master’s degree from the University of Erfurt. From here his father pushed him into law school. This is not where Martin Luther would stay. While on the road, during a storm, Martin Luther had the fear of God put in him when lightning came crashing down near him. He called out to God to make a bargain. If God spared his life, he would become a monk. While ninety nine out of a hundred would probably shake it off and continue on after such an ordeal, he kept his word and joined a local Augustinian monastery. He found himself unsatisfied by the rituals of monastic life and began lecturing at the University of Wittenberg. He finally obtained his Doctorate Degree in 1512, but it was what he saw two years earlier on his trip to Rome that would change the direction of the Church forever.

    Read More

  • Martin Luther

    1228 Words  | 3 Pages

    After entering the religious life he later became an Augustinian monk and entered the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt in July of 1505. While in this monastery Luther became a well known theologian and Biblical scholar. In 1512 Luther earned his doctorate in theology and became a professor of Biblical literature at Wittenberg University.Luther took his religious vocation very serious. This led him into a severe crisis in dealing with his religion. He wondered, "is it possible to reconcile the demands of God's law with human inability to live up to the law." Luther then turned to the New Testament book of Romans for answers.

    Read More

  • Martin Luther The Great Reformer Biography

    1376 Words  | 3 Pages

    Hans Luther wanted to give his children better education than he has himself growing up. They started to teach Martin as soon as they could. Even if he was at home he was always learning. But in school because the schoolteachers were ignorant, he received fifteen whippings one morning at school. Martin referred the name of "school" to "hell and purgatory". When the schoolmasters at Mansfeld were through pounding Latin into Luther with a stick, he was getting ready to go to Magdeburg for school. Because Luther was so poor to have money for his own expenses, Luther had to sing in the streets. It was common for Luther to see other students as poor as him standing in front of wealthy citizen houses. Sometimes they were invited to come in for some food. He stayed in Magdeburg for about one year before moving to Eisenach and going to a school known as The School Of St. George. Ursula Cotta heard Luther singing in the street for money. So she and her Husband, Conrad, invited Luther to come into their beautiful home and share its comforts with them. Then in about May of 1501, Luther enrolled as a student at Erfurt. Then in 1502, he took the degree of Bachelor of Arts and three years later that of Master of Arts.

    Read More

  • Martin Luther Influence

    1114 Words  | 3 Pages

    Luther started his education at a Latin school in Mansfield. There he received training in the Latin language and learned about the Ten Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer and morning and evening prayers. In 1497 Luther was sent to a school in Magdeburg run by the Brethren of the Common Life, a lay monastic group whose focus on personal piety had a lasting influence on him. In 1501 he enrolled at the University of Erfurt, the best University of the time in Germany. Luther took course in the liberal arts and received the baccalaureate degree in 1502. He obtained his master’s degree three years later. Since Luther graduated from the arts faculty he could chose to pursue graduate work in one of the three disciplines law, medicine, or theology. Due...

    Read More

  • Reflection Paper On The Movie Luther

    1052 Words  | 3 Pages

    Martin Luther was well depicted in Luther, in the movie Luther’s character cared about what God wanted him to do. He wanted to follow the plan God had for him, and spent all of his time in confession. In the movie, they show Luther confessing in a cellar more than once a day as he was asking for forgiveness from God. After a while at the monastery, Martin was sent to teach theology at the University of Wittenberg. During Luther’s

    Read More

More about Martin Luther's Life and Teachings

Open Document