Reformation 500

  • Politics

    Host Sandy Miller introduces the impact of the Reformation today in the area of politics in the Concordia Seminary, St. Louis video series “500: The…

  • Pluralism Then and Now

    Choices abound today when it comes to careers, political parties, even religions. At the time of the Reformation, these types of choices were limited. Martin…

  • Music and the Reformation

    The Reformation has a significant impact on church worship. The way people worship shifts. Worshipers change from being mere observers to participants, and we still…

  • Madison & the 2 Kingdoms

    The impact of the Reformation can be found throughout American history. James Madison, the father of the Constitution, credits reformer Martin Luther and his doctrine…

  • Indulgences

    In the 16th century, penance was expected of all Christians to gain forgiveness from their sins. But the Reformers argued against this, proclaiming that all…

  • History of Schools

    The public education that started during the Reformation is a direct result of the Reformers appeal for the government to provide schooling for all. The…

  • Church

    Host Sandy Miller introduces the impact of the Reformation today on the subject of the church on the subject of spirituality in the Concordia Seminary,…

  • Changing Role of Vocation

    Before the Reformation, the term “vocation” had a different meaning than what it became as a result of the Reformers. The revised definition still exists…

  • Changing Role of Money

    During the Reformation, the shift continues from the feudal system toward a capitalist society, fueled in part by the new Protestant work ethic. This leads…