Luther film to air on PBS Sept. 12

In this scene from “Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World,” Martin Luther, played by Padraic Delaney, faces Emperor Charles V in the trial known as the Diet of Worms. The film is set to air nationally on PBS Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. Central time.

“Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World,” the full-length feature film that premiered in selected theaters in February, is set to air nationally on PBS on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. Central time.

Congregations still may arrange screenings of the film at their local theaters. Visit NewLutherMovie.com for information on how to host and promote a screening, as well as resources including a sample bulletin insert, poster, artwork and the movie trailer.

Funded by Thrivent Financial, the film dramatizes the events that shaped Luther and examines the questions he wrestled with, such as “Who am I?,” “What is my purpose?” and “How do I get right with God?”

Included are insights and commentary from LCMS theologians and historians.

Posted August 14, 2017