The name we recognize today as one of the most powerful voices during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., was originally not named “Martin Luther.” His father decided to change their ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

The Lutheran Reformation is a useful time period that can enlighten ... In conditions like this, the truth becomes a crown in the gutter. When Martin Luther translated the Bible into vernacular German ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark ...

Four bags of money hidden around 1640 and worth "much more than a craftsman could earn in a year" have been found inside a statue at a Gothic church in Germany.

The Hutchinson Public Library has an important new book available to anyone with a library card. This book, by Ms. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, is titled “Heretic: Why Islam needs a Reformation Now.” I would ...

The Reformation split the Church into Catholic and Protestant factions, creating two roads to salvation - both of which claimed to be true. So it was very important to people that the Scottish state ...

BRATTLEBORO — In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all Brattleboro Town Offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, with the exception of emergency services. Parking is free at all metered ...

Martin Luther on Protestantism (1520). The 16th century was the age of the European Reformation: a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics which divided Western Europe for over 150 ...

There, King Sr. learned the history of Protestant reformer Martin Luther. “[King Sr.’s] mother insisted that she named him Michael, after the archangel Michael,” said King scholar Patrick ...