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The German reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) was the first and greatest figure in the 16th-century Reformation. A composer of commentaries on Scripture, theology, and ecclesiastical abuses, a hymnologist, and a preacher, from his own time to the present he has been a symbol of Protestantism.
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In 1505, Martin Luther was a law student caught outside in the middle of a thunderstorm. A bolt of lightning struck the ground near him. Terrified, he cried out to St. Anne for protection and promised to become a monk if he survived the storm. He did survive, and then left law school to join an Augustinian monastery.
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The Birth Home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., may be visited only with a park ranger led tour. The tours are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Register for the tour at the National Park Service Visitor Center in person upon arrival to the park. The tour is strictly limited to 15 people per tour! They fill up fast on weekends and holidays.
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In September of 1951, Martin Luther King began doctoral studies in Systematic Theology at Boston University. He ... studied at Harvard University. His dissertation, "A Comparison of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Wieman," was completed in 1955, and the Ph.D. degree from Boston, a Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology, was awarded on June 5, 1955.
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The national Martin Luther King Day of Service was started by former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Harris Wofford and Atlanta Congressman John Lewis, who co-authored the King Holiday and Service Act. The federal legislation challenges Americans to transform the King Holiday into a day of citizen action through volunteer service in honor of Dr. King. The federal legislation was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 23, 1994. Since 1996, the annual Greater Philadelphia King Day of Service has been the largest event in the nation honoring Dr. King.[10]
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. might not have imagined eight-digit salaries or Madison Avenue sponsorships for American black athletes, but the social reformer would likely be disappointed by other aspects of today's sporting landscape. In his book, Souled Out?
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