Follow the dramatic story of Martin Luther's life: the massive lightning storm that nearly killed him, the bleak self-punishment of his time in the monastery, the corruption that unleashed his anger, his trial before the most powerful man in Europe, and the staged kidnapping that helped him escape the death penalty.

Originally released by PBS, 2017. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 29, 2019.

Martin Luther (4:16); --Luther's Early Life (3:52); -- Luther as a Monastic Student (4:16); -- Luther as a Monk (5:14); -- Luther and Indulgences (6:00); -- Luther and the Printing Press (4:18); -- Luther as a Heretic (7:09); -- Luther's Declaration (3:02); -- Luther's Writing (6:50); -- Luther's Righteousness (6:12); -- Luther and the Pope (4:32); -- Luther's Hearing (5:28); -- Luther in Hiding (3:51); -- Luther's Movement (3:28); -- Luther's Marriage (5:18); -- Luther and Peasants' War (4:29); -- Luther and Worship (3:14); -- Luther and Education (2:30); -- Luther and the Sacrament (3:48); -- New Religious Sects (4:59); -- Luther's Influence (9:17); -- Luther's Death (9:05); -- Credits: Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World (0:38); .