10/6/09. The Reformation & the Protestant Witch:  Martin Luther

 

 

 

Film Clip: Witchcraft Through the Ages (Torture Instruments & Nuns)

 

Lecture:  Reformation/Protestantism & Witches: Martin Luther (1483–1546)

Protestant Religious Reform—Martin Luther (1483–1546):

 

Rejected/Abolished:

 

Advocated:

 

Luther & Witches:

 

 

Idolatry: Spiritual Idolatry v. Physical Idolatry

 

 

In-Class Writing Assignment:  Does Sigrid Brauner make a convincing argument differentiating the Protestant witch from the Catholic witch? Explain. What did you find particularly interesting in the reading?

 

Luther’s Witch v. Malleus Maleficarum

God’s Little Housewife— Sermon on 1 Peter 3:1-7 (1522)

 

 

Final Film Clip: Mel Brooks’ History Of The World, Part I (The Inquisition)