Luther: The Battle Against Satan (Part 3)

Listen to this episode from The Rest Is History Club on Spotify. Three years on from Martin Luther’s publication of the Ninety-Five Theses - an assault on the Catholic Church and the selling of indulgences - his radical new ideas and brilliant use of the printing press had unleashed chaos in western Christendom. Still in Wittenberg, under the Protection of the powerful Frederick III, Luther’s increasingly radical beliefs were slowly beginning to undermine the entire fabric of the Catholic Church, and the theology that has shaped the Latin West for centuries. All the while, support for his outrageous ideas was swelling, and Luther’s own celebrity grew hand in hand with the ever-looming threat of excommunication. At last, in August 1518, Luther was summoned to have his beliefs examined at the Imperial court in Augsburg - would he survive this reckoning? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the growing radicalism of Luther’s doctrine, his seminal Reformation moment, and the great debate in Augsburg which would see his fervour put to the test.  *The Rest Is History LIVE in 2024* Tom and Dominic are back onstage this summer, at Hampton Court Palace in London!  Buy your tickets here: therestishistory.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor