Martin Luther nailed ninety-five theses to a church door in Wittenberg in 1517 — and the printing press turned a local academic dispute into the most disruptive religious revolution in Western history. Within years, Luther had shattered the Catholic Church’s monopoly on Christianity, unleashed wars that killed millions, and proven that new communications technology could make a single voice unstoppable.

This episode traces Luther from his terrified monastic years through the indulgence controversy, the Diet of Worms, his years in hiding, and the Reformation that split Christendom and previewed every media revolution that followed.

• Luther’s agonized spiritual crisis and his desperate search for a gracious God
• The ninety-five theses and how the printing press turned them into Europe’s first viral document
• The Diet of Worms, the “Here I stand” moment, and his years in hiding at the Wartburg
• The Peasants’ War, the anti-Jewish writings, and the darker chapters of Luther’s legacy