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  1. Wingin’ It 133.1: The Life of Luther (Part 35): Lucas Cranach the Elder

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Mike and Wade continue their walk through the life of Martin Luther. While there are many important and intriguing characters they have encountered along the journey, the most fascinating might be Lucas Cranach.
    Wingin’ It 133.1: The Life of Luther (Part 35): Lucas Cranach the Elder

  2. The Eleven Nations of the United States

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    04/23/21
    5 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Wade and Mike sit down with Rev. Dr. Paul Lehninger of Wisconsin Lutheran College to discuss the work of author Colin Woodard. Woodard believes that there are eleven distinct nations which comprise the United States (and Canada and Northern Mexico).
    The Eleven Nations of the United States

  3. Wingin’ It 131.1: The Life of Luther (Part 34): The Bondage of the Will

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In the THIRTY-FOURTH the guys discuss the debate between famous humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, and Martin Luther, who reluctantly battled over the doctrine of the will as it relates to salvation. In 1524 Erasmus wrote his diatribe On the Freedom of the Will. Luther responded about a year later with On the Bondage of the Will.
    Wingin’ It 131.1: The Life of Luther (Part 34): The Bondage of the Will

  4. Wingin’ It 128.1: The Life of Luther (Part 33) – Katherine von Bora

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Mike and Wade introduce Katherine von Bora. The former nun and wife of Martin Luther, has an interesting story in her own right. We hope that you will enjoy the discussion of this remarkable woman who has been dubbed “The Mother of the Reformation”.
    Wingin’ It 128.1: The Life of Luther (Part 33) – Katherine von Bora

  5. The Death of Expertise

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Wade and Mike take a look at Tom Nichols’ book The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters. Nichols makes the case that ignorance may be the biggest threat to a democratic republic.
    The Death of Expertise

  6. The Life of Luther (Part 32) - Thomas Müntzer

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    04/23/21
    3 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Mike and Wade discuss Thomas Müntzer. The radical reformer, who was once a student of Luther, turned to German mysticism that eventually to violence in his attempt to bring about a new age of Christendom.
    The Life of Luther (Part 32) - Thomas Müntzer

  7. The American Revolution

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    04/23/21
    10 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    On episode ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX Mike and Wade are joined once again by Dr. Aaron Palmer from the history department at Wisconsin Lutheran College. Before getting to the American Revolution, which is Dr. Palmer's area of expertise, the guys ask and answer the question: In what age of history would you least/most like to have lived? in the Free-for-All.
    The American Revolution

  8. Wingin’ It 125.1: The Life of Luther (Part 31) – The Peasants’ War

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    04/23/21
    3 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In the THIRTY-FIRST episode in our Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther, Wade and Mike discuss the so-called Peasants' War, which took place from 1524-1525 (yes, they're still in the mid-1520's).
    Wingin’ It 125.1: The Life of Luther (Part 31) – The Peasants’ War

  9. Wingin’ It 123.2: The Life of Luther (Part 30) – Zwingli

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    04/23/21
    3 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    n the THIRTIETH episode in our Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther, Wade and Mike discuss the role of Ulrich Zwingli in the Reformation. Zwingli serves as Luther's counterpart in Switzerland, as well as something of a foil to Luther in the Reformation in a larger sense.
    Wingin’ It 123.2: The Life of Luther (Part 30) – Zwingli

  10. Wingin’ It 123.1: The Life of Luther (Part 29) – The Reformation Settles In

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    04/23/21
    3 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    n the TWENTY-NINTH episode in our Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther, Wade and Mike continue their march through the life and times of Martin Luther. In this episode they step back to take a bit broader view of the burgeoning Reformation in the 1520s.
    Wingin’ It 123.1: The Life of Luther (Part 29) – The Reformation Settles In

  11. Wingin’ It 115.1: The Life of Luther (Part 26) – The Zwickau Prophets

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    04/22/21
    3 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In the TWENTY-SIXTH episode in our Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther, Wade and Mike discuss the unwieldy nature of the Reformation (even in Luther's "hometown") and Luther's attempt to handle the challenges the arose from the various outgrowths of the Reformation.
    Wingin’ It 115.1: The Life of Luther (Part 26) – The Zwickau Prophets

  12. Wingin’ It 113.1: The Life of Luther (Part 25) – At the Wartburg

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    04/22/21
    3 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In the TWENTY-FIFTH episode in our Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther, Wade and Mike keep on with their discussion of the life of Luther. This time they are discussing Luther's time at the Wartburg castle, or should one say Junker Jörg's time at the Wartburg castle.
    Wingin’ It 113.1: The Life of Luther (Part 25) – At the Wartburg