On Theology and the Christian Life: The Reformation: A Brief History

For some, October begins the season of harvest. For others, October marks the swift slide to Christmas. Children think only of candy that will rot the teeth. While Halloween has staked out its place as the punctuation mark for the month of October, many are unaware that the flag of that great reformer, Martin Luther, was already firmly planted in place. October 31, 1517, is considered to be the genesis of what we know now as the Reformation. Martin Luther certainly knocked upon a door — the door of the castle church in Wittenberg — but neither to trick nor to look for a treat. His knock was to...