1232. The Popularity of Luther’s Bible in Secular Germany – Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto, 5/3/23

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🗓️ 3 May 2023

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Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto, author, “Urchin at War” Urchin at War: The Tale of a Leipzig Rascal and his Lutheran Granny under Bombs in Nazi Germany

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0:00.0	When defending a biblical doctrine or practice, have you ever been accused of not caring for the lost?
0:05.4	I've written a column in the latest issues et cetera journal titled Playing the Mission Card.
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0:16.4	In the Wittenburg Trail feature, Jeremy Lamont recounts his slow and sometimes painful path
0:21.3	out of Mormonism to the Lutheran Confession.
0:23.9	The free online issues et cetera journal, issuesetc.org.
0:30.0	The headline from Christianity Today says,
0:42.6	Barely anyone reads the Bible in Germany.
0:45.1	So why are a Luther Bible selling so well?
0:48.2	It remains in addition after addition a best seller in Germany.
0:52.8	So if they're not reading it, why are they buying it?
0:55.6	Welcome back to issues et cetera.
0:57.3	Joining us to talk about the popularity of Martin Luther's German translation of the
1:00.7	Bible in Germany, Dr. Uwe Simonetto, he's a native of Germany, former religion editor for
1:05.8	United Press International, senior distinguished fellow for 1517 and author of several books,
1:10.8	including Urchin at War, The Tale of a Lypsych Rascal, and his Lutheran granny,
1:16.0	underbombs in Nazi Germany.
1:18.0	Uva, welcome back.
1:20.0	Thank you.
1:21.2	How would you describe the state of biblical literacy in Germany?
1:24.9	Pretty sad.
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