386: Conversion
Augustine's famous conversion at age 31 is recorded in his Confessions. He had not been impervious to the influences of his devout mother, the bishop…
Read moreOver several weeks, Luther (along with Andreas Karlstadt) engaged in public debates with the early counterreformer, Johann Eck. Issues debated included indulgences, free will, and papal authority. Luther contended that popes and church councils could err, whereas Holy Scripture was infallible. Both support for and opposition to Luther increased after the debates.