Son of Iniquity – Episode 7: The Accident of Great Resistance

Stuff What You Tell Me! || Rebellion and Resistance in History, Art and Culture

It's tempting to imagine that Luther dropped a bombshell when he released his theses. However, it was more like he stuck a paper-bag full of theologically important dog-poo outside the Church's front door. The Church did not answer the doorbell, and while Luther went about telling people why he'd done it, the flaming-poo-bag set the whole house ablaze. His theology was now in the open and thanks to the quick hands of his supporters and the availability of the printing press, Luther's ideas started becoming popular. This, however, would bring its own problems... In this episode, we look at Luther's 95 theses, what he did with them, and what they did to everyone else.

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