This is an open-comment theology blog where I will post various theological musings, mostly in sermon or essay form, for others to read and comment on. If what I say here interests you, you may want to check out some of my books. Feel free to criticize, to critique, to comment, but keep comments to the point and respectful. Many of these posts have been published elsewhere, but I wanted them collected and made available to a wider audience.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
LUTHER
We are watching and discussing the film LUTHER in one of my study groups. It is a good film that confronts you with both the heroic side of Martin Luther and his ambiguous legacy. Martin Luther was doing what he thought was right, and making his commitment to Truth and to God his highest priority. Yet he did this without too much concern for the actual consequences of what he said and did. Millions upon millions died because of the Protestant/Catholic wars. He himself wrote words that helped inspire the slaughter of the Peasant Rebels and even laid the foundation for the holocaust. Which is the highest value: life? Or truth?
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