Luther After The Diet Of Worms

This took place on the one hand to guarantee luther s safety and on the other hand to let him disappear from the scene for a short while.

Luther after the diet of worms. In other words each episode is released on the 500th anniversary of an important moment in luther s life. Charles undertook one more unsuccessful effort to obtain the support of the estates which continued to fear that luther s condemnation would incite rebellion among the commoners. In 1517 luther s protest had begun with his rejections of certain aspects of the medieval doctrine of penance and indulgences in the 95 theses. The diet of worms 1521 luther made his first appearance on april 17th 1521.

The diet then officially adjourned. Having been asked to accept that the books he d been accused of writing were his which he did so he was asked to reject their conclusions. The emperor was young but he had some honesty. There were even rumors of luther s death.

Luther trusted that he would enter worms also against the will of all the gates of hell and the powers of the air 1 instead he first heard a trumpet sound. On the trip home elector friedrich the wise allowed luther to be kidnapped on may 4 luther knew about it beforehand. He gave martin luther 21 days to return to wittenberg after which time he would treat him as an obstinate heretic which meant most likely that he would be put to death. He honored his promise of safe passage.

Luther was saved from immediate death by a struggle over secular power and luther was asked to appear in 1521. On april 26 luther hurriedly left worms and on may 8 charles drew up an edict against him. Luther is declared an outlaw he may be killed by anyone without threat of punishment. He had been called to.

This means that new episodes will be released on varying days of the week although you can expect to hear a new episode every. After the diet of worms. Diet of worms meeting of the diet assembly of the holy roman empire held at worms germany in 1521 made famous by martin luther s appearance before it to respond to charges of heresy. With these words martin luther s trial at the diet of worms came to an end.

The imperial diet of worms of 1521 was in many respects the culmination of the first phase of the luther s reformation. As opposition increased and as he studied the scriptures in their original languages luther s departures from late medieval theology grew ever more significant. This podcast was created to give you a real time experience of martin luther s journey to the diet of worms. Because of the confused political and religious situation of the time luther was called before the political authorities rather than before the pope or a council of the roman catholic church.