Martin Luther
On Religion
The Lutheran Pastor Calling for a Sexual Reformation
In her new book, “Shameless,” Nadia Bolz-Weber sets out to build a sexual ethic around human flourishing rather than around rules encoded by men centuries ago.
By Eliza Griswold
A Critic at Large
How Martin Luther Changed the World
Five hundred years after he started the Reformation, his ideas and his ornery personality remain as potent as ever.
By Joan Acocella
The Art World
Five Hundred Years of Martin Luther
In honor of the anniversary of the Ninety-five Theses, three museum shows are displaying items from his life and his religion.
By Peter Schjeldahl
Books
Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s Final Chapter
The complicated relationship between the civil-rights leader and President Lyndon B. Johnson.
By David Levering Lewis