On Oct. 31, 1517, an Augustinian monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 theses on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany, launching the widely influential Protestant Reformation. Luther’s objections to ...

(The Conversation) — The German peasants were among the first to try to unlock the revolutionary potential of Reformation teachings to fight social and economic injustice. (The Conversation) — Five ...

Oct. 31, 2017, marks 500 years since Martin Luther famously rebeled against the Catholic Church with his 95 theses. Visitors to Germany can see where the Reformation began, and much more, in Luther ...

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Mainstream Hollywood has consistently avoided the dramatic story of German cleric Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation he sparked in the 16th century, but it has a long and proud history as a ...

Five hundred years ago, in the winter of 1524-1525, bands of peasants roamed the German countryside seeking recruits. It was the start of the German Peasants’ War, the largest uprising in Europe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sketch of groups of peasants wandering around the countryside during the German Peasants' War. Warwick Press via Wikimedia ...