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Martin Luther:
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DVD B&W / 115 Min. _________________ DVD: Playable in All Regions Includes Additional Language Tracks in Spanish, Portuguese, and German _________________
Starring: Niall MacGinnis, John Ruddock, Pierre Lefevre Distributed by Bridgestone Multimedia Group. Sleeve design MCMXCIX © B.M.G. Chandler, AZ ________________ Have you received Christ as your Lord and Saviour? Find out how to do so on our page: Plan of Salvation ________________
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Nominated for 2 Academy Awards® ________________________________________ One Man Can Change the World Throughout history, certain men have come forth to change its course, to decisively influence how society behaves and what it believes. One such man was Martin Luther, the founder of the Protestant Reformation movement. This dramatic Academy Award ® nominated feature film portrays the life of one of the most important men in history.
This film traces the life of Martin Luther in the 16th century, his beliefs, his battles with the Roman Catholic hierarchy, and his vision. Beginning with his life as a monk with the Order of St. Augustine, his reforming ideas about his faith and religion began to take shape. Luther saw that men must live by faith, not dogma. He could not see God as a condemning judge. Burdened by guilt, Luther reiterated his beliefs in a monumental thesis of no indulgences. Facing a growing hostility from a Rome he saw as increasingly deified, Luther clarified his positions and sought to remove the man-made errors that he felt existed in the church. Climaxing with a dramatic debate and his eventual separation from the Church, this extraordinary film depicts not only Luther's life, but the diverse social and political forces at work in society at that time. __________________________________
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Distributed by Bridgestone Multimedia Group. Sleeve design MCMXCIX © B.M.G. Chandler, AZ ______________________________ The Martin Luther DVD ... is available as a Free Gift to those making a tax-deductible contribution for the support of The Prayer Foundation.™ For more information on how to obtain your own personal copy, and for a list of other Gifts available to our Supporters, go to our page: Gifts For Contributors! ____________________ ...it may also be purchased through our Gift Shop. ______________________________ Related Pages:
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As a young
Augustinian Monk, Luther passes out from excessive use of bodily
mortifications and penances, in a futile attempt to partially atone for his own
sins.
Luther,
here bearded (to disguise himself), is in hiding for 10 months to escape
death from those trying to kill him. He spends the time translating the Bible into vernacular
German so that the common people may read it for themselves. 
