![]() But why Luther? What was it about this particular monk, university professor, and struggling Christian that made him such a spiritual and cultural catalyst? ![]() Rarely has a single individual had the historical impact that Luther did. All of these and more were direct consequences of Luther’s insistence that all Christians should be taught to read the Bible. But Luther caused many of them, such as the educational explosion that would lead to universal literacy, the rise of the middle class, and eventually democratic self-government. Yes, vast social movements and cultural changes were at work in sixteenth-century Europe. The Reformation, though, whose five-hundredth anniversary we observe this year and whose impact on not only the church but the world has been monumental, was largely precipitated by one man: Martin Luther. But they are usually understood to be products of their times. ![]() ![]() History is the account of vast social movements and cultural changes. ![]()
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