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Hello! (...) Nope. :-) The reformer Martin Luther was an Augustinian monk and also a Doctor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg. This is why he nailed his 95 theses on the church's door there because this door was used as a bill-board for (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ah. That I did not know. Thank you for correcting my oversight! :) I do find it interesting that the story of him nailing things to the door might be a myth or exaggeration. I have often wondered how someone in his day and age could have (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) You are welcome :-) (...) Well, he had guardians in influential positions who supported his ideas and protected him from the Inquisition. Luther was "kidnapped" and brought to the Wartburg Castle (Robert Carney has built it recentley. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) For a real cloak-and-dagger story, go back 2-3 centuries to Siger of Brabant and William of Ockham: Siger successfully defied the eccesiastical authorities in Paris for years until he was finally silenced in 1277. He got the dagger from his (...) (22 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wasn't William of Ockham mentioned in Umberto Eco's novel "The name of the Rose"? The secondary action is around a theological debate about heretic beliefs (*), and I suppose he's one of debators. (In any case, that is one fine book for (...) (22 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I don't think we're talking about the same issue, so, I challenge you to explain yourself in Lego (: I will also build something... JoJo started this.. yeah! (22 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Not at all. This is the sort of educational discussion I love here in .castle! There are some subjects I have studied and retained well, but your explanation of church history and architecture covers relatively new topics for me. Quite (...) (22 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) :-S We are talkin about attempts to reform the Church, right? Luther started "the" Reform, which was good. Ockham had attempted "a" reform (no capital R), and failed. Savonarola attempted "a" reform, but this one was meant towards a more (...) (22 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Although I sent already a week ago, well not a black monk on the stake but rather Joan D'Arc (URL) (...) agree (...) P.S. Why you still havn't entered you're name on our 'Loyal to .castle?' list Yaron "Webrain" Dori (22 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snip snip> (...) hi some things i'd like to add. (also to the parallel post) most founders of protestant churches lived around 1500 (i don't mean founders of buildings). the romanesque era ended in most places befor at the very very most (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hallo Thomas! (...) That's a very interesting article that you wrote there. Thanks! Tschuess Jojo (22 years ago, 21-Dec-02, to lugnet.castle)
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