Jul 22, 2026 · 1 hr · 13 segments
The Reformation in Germany was more than a reform of worship, church practice, preaching, and theology (as big as these changes were), but also had widespread societal effects including how poverty…
Anna Marie JohnsonGuest
Andrew ChristiansenHost
James RickenbakerHostYou know, I failed to mention the subtitle, um, of your book, which is earlier, but I'll just read it now.
The subtitle is The Wittenberg Circle and the Reformation of Christian Life.
So today's episode is gonna be, at least in part, about the Wittenberg Circle.
You know, these other people, you know, friends, associates, I mean, mostly, like, colleagues of Luther that their journey brought them in, into Wittenberg at some point, and an encounter with Luther.
Who, who are the Wittenberg Circle, and, like, um, what were some significant...
You know, if you wanna g- name a few, uh, and just kind of some, some important thing that you would attach to that person.
Well, um, I'll say you can draw the Wittenberg Circle smaller or larger.
So this, my Wittenberg Circle is sort of a narrower circle, and I know you've had Robert Kolb on.
Um, and he does a much broader sort of take on the Wittenberg Circle and all of its influences.
But I, I'm looking at m- um, basically the people who worked most closely together in the 1520s to get the Reformation established.
I mean, you've got, it's kind of centered around a university, and in a university, people are always coming and going.
You know, I failed to mention the subtitle, um, of your book, which is earlier, but I'll just read it now.
The subtitle is The Wittenberg Circle and the Reformation of Christian Life.
So today's episode is gonna be, at least in part, about the Wittenberg Circle.
You know, these other people, you know, friends, associates, I mean, mostly, like, colleagues of Luther that their journey brought them in, into Wittenberg at some point, and an encounter with Luther.
Who, who are the Wittenberg Circle, and, like, um, what were some significant...
You know, if you wanna g- name a few, uh, and just kind of some, some important thing that you would attach to that person.
Well, um, I'll say you can draw the Wittenberg Circle smaller or larger.
So this, my Wittenberg Circle is sort of a narrower circle, and I know you've had Robert Kolb on.
Um, and he does a much broader sort of take on the Wittenberg Circle and all of its influences.
But I, I'm looking at m- um, basically the people who worked most closely together in the 1520s to get the Reformation established.
I mean, you've got, it's kind of centered around a university, and in a university, people are always coming and going.
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