logo logo logo
Subscribe to our newsletter
Home Latest News arrow-down Opinion Christian Life
Subscribe to our newsletter
search
hamburger

Germans remember Reformation Day

31-10-2022

Central Europe

CNE.news

Germans remember Reformation Day

The statue of German reformer Martin Luther stands in Wittenberg, eastern Germany. Photo AFP, Jens Wolf

Central Europe

Across Germany, where Protestantism started, people celebrate Reformation Day on Monday. “It is a day of freedom and confidence”.

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

Related Articles

The December Testament. Photo RD

500 years ago, Luther brought the world the Book it was waiting for

With his "Germanisation" of the Bible, Martin Luther opened the doors to God's Word for the common man 500 years ago.
Playmobil figure of Martin Luther. Photo EPA, Clemens Bilan

Most Germans want Reformation Day to become an official holiday

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the town church in Wittenberg. Today, this day is celebrated as the so-called Reformation Day. Most Germans would like the last day of October to become an official national holiday.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Photo Gütersloher Verlagshaus

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: following, even when you have to pay with your life

It is not easy to characterise the work of the theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945). Liberal and orthodox alike find something in the work of the widely quoted German theologian. His life and death as a dissident in the Second World War arouse admiration. So does his unique theology, but it simultaneously raises questions. Who was he?

Reformed Churches

Protestantism

Germany

Home

Opinion

Christian Life

Northern Europe

Eastern Europe

Southern Europe

Western Europe

Central Europe

European Union

About

Contact

Privacy

Cookie-instellingen
Feedback
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn