
At the beginning of the 16th century, the Christian Martin Luther followed his calling and became an Augustinian monk in Erfurt. However, his life in the monastery confronted him with his fears of a judging God. These were finally taken away from him through the study of his religion, which emphasized a merciful Creator. As a theologian in Wittenberg, he then went public with his 95 theses, which criticized the church's practice of forgiving sins in exchange for money. A momentous dispute began.

as Martin Luther

as Vater Luther

as Johann Tetzel

as Johann von Staupitz

as Prior

as Kardinal Cajetan

as Sekretär bzw. Päpstlicher Legat

as Kaiser Karl V.

as Papst Leo X.

as Erzbischof Albrecht

as Professor Karlstadt

as Bruder Gabriel

as Oberin

as Käthe bzw. Katharina Luther

as Landgraf Philipp von Hessen

as Thomas Müntzer

as Luthers Magd