How and Why Martin Luther Received His Doctorate
By Amy Mantravadi
10/20/25
18mins

How and Why Martin Luther Received His Doctorate

On October 19, 1512, Martin Luther formally graduated with his doctorate in theology.
An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: The Good News That Our Wills Are Bound
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/17/25

An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: The Good News That Our Wills Are Bound

This is the sixth installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
An Introduction to The Bondage of the Will: The Preached and Unpreached God
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
10/16/25

An Introduction to The Bondage of the Will: The Preached and Unpreached God

This is the fifth installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.

All Articles

Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
09/16/24

A Righteousness that is By Faith

To obtain this righteousness, you have to admit you don’t have it and could never produce it on your own because you are unrighteous.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/13/24

Bread and Belief: On the True Bread and the Faith that Leads to Everlasting Life

True religion or true faith is heavenly. It understands that mankind’s only hope has to come from outside of itself.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
09/11/24

How to Find Christ: A Guide for College Students

He will never leave you nor forsake you. Your faith is not fragile glass.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
09/10/24

Extraordinarily Ordinary

This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Clothed with Christ written by Brian W. Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2024). Now available!
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
08/13/24

Psalm 1: Blessedness to the Man

The one who delights in the law of the Lord learns to fear his own good works and trust God outside of them.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/29/24

For the Desperate, Who Wish to See God

God can never really be said to be ignoring us, even if our experience with God at any given moment is that he is.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/24/24

Unshakable Hope

If your faith is rooted in the gospel of Zion, in the good news of Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection on your behalf, you are already a member of the “heavenly Jerusalem”
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
06/21/24

Confession and Absolution

This is an excerpt from “Confession and Absolution” by John T. Pless in Common Places in Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly, edited by Mark Mattes, (1517 Publishing 2023).
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
06/13/24

The Gift of Failure

Success is emphatically not your primary identity.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/22/24

A Hinge Between Addict-life and Christ-life

Now that the Lord of Sabaoth has involved himself, something ends, something is born.
Gage Jordan
Gage Jordan
05/14/24

In The Wild: Church for Those People

The gospel is for sinners – both the tax collector and Pharisee, both in need of the Great Physician.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/13/24

The Day Russell Brand Was Filled with The Holy Breath

God chose Russell Brand, chose to defy his fast-escaping life and drink up all his swift-running sin in the River Thames.
1517 is a Christian non-profit (501(c)3) multi-media organization. Our mission is to declare and defend the Good News that we are forgiven and free on account of the death and resurrection of Jesus alone.
1517.org
Search
Academy
Donate

1517 grants permission for our free online resources to be printed, photocopied, and otherwise used freely for private and church use. We require that authorship and source (1517.org) are referenced and maintained. These resources may not be sold or included in any publications for sale.