anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 with a programme
of events and speeches. According to these sources, is Luther historically important today?
LSource 1 Catholics are now able to hear Luther’s challenge for the Church of today, recognising him as a ‘witness to the gospel’. And so after centuries of mutual condemnations and vilification, in 2017 Lutheran and Catholic Christians will for the first time commemorate together the beginning of the Reformation. (Jointly prepared and published by The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity [Catholic Church] and The Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches [Protestant churches])
LSource 3
‘US President Barack Obama’s participation ... on a joint stage with the Chancellor [of Germany], Angela Merkel, ... underscores how internationally we are celebrating 500 years of the Reformation.’
❱ Preparing for CBA2 A project on the life and experience of a person of historical interest
PERSONS OF INTEREST IN THE REFORMATION p. 73 ❱
Web Resources and Reading
Focus Task 1
Research ›● Research ‘A mighty fortress is our God’, a hymn written and composed by Martin Luther.
›● What role did music play in the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation?
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Focus Task 2
Historical Debate ›● ‘Martin Luther was right’. Use your textbook and the internet to present the case, for and against, this motion.
LSource 2 Religion in Germany today (2015 est.)
None or members of unrecorded religious groups 36%
