Martin Luther. Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany, the son of Hans Luther, who worked in the copper mines, and his wife Margarethe. He went to school at Magdeburg and Eisenach, and entered the University of Erfurt in 1501, graduating with a BA in 1502 and an MA in 1505. His father wished him to be a lawyer, but Luther was drawn to the study of the Scriptures, and spent three years in the Augustinian monastery at …showed first 75 words of 2890 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2890 total…include "Von den guten Wercken" (1520, Of Good Works), and "Widder die hymelischen Propheten von den Bildern und Sacrament". Luther provided Christianity with a degree of freedom not found in Catholicism. Luther dared to defy the mighty and authoritative Roman Catholic Church. From this the Protestant Reformation was born. Bibliography. (1) Bainton, Roland H. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther. New York: Mentor, 1950. (2) Dillenberger, John. Martin Luther: Selection From His Writings. New York: Anchor Books, 1962.