Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
In this video, Dr. Kolb presents a brief biography of John Tetzel, an infamous seller of indulgences in Germany who helped inspire the Reformation.
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In this video, Dr. Kolb presents a brief biography of Pope Leo X, the pope in Rome when Luther wrote the 95 Theses.
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Shot on location at the University of Wittenberg in Germany, Dr. Kold presents a brief biography of Philipp Melanchthon, Luther's close friend and colleague, and author or co-author of many foundational Lutheran works.
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In this video, Dr. Kolb offers a brief biography of Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, a powerful political ruler in Germany who protected Luther during the period of the Diet of Worms.
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In this video, Dr. Kolb offers a brief biography of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, a close personal friend of Martin Luther and a key political figure in the Reformation.
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In this video, Dr. Kolb offers a brief biography of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, perhaps the brightest person of 16th century Germany and the leading intellectual as Luther appeared on the scene.
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In this video, Dr. Kolb offers a brief biography of John Eck, one of the brightest Roman Catholic theologians in Germany at the time of Luther, and one of Luther's fiercest critics.
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In this video, Dr. Kolb offers a brief biography of Martin Chemnitz, the “second Martin” and one of the most influential Lutheran theologians.
In this video, Dr. Kolb offers a brief biography of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, with a focus on his role in the Lutheran Reformation.
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In this video, Dr. Kolb offers a brief biography of St. Augustine, an early church father and one of the most important thinkers in the history of the Christian church.
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