Martin Luther, the Educator

• Published in: Magis (Bogotá, Colombia) Vol. 10; no. 20; p. 201
• Main Author: Pineda-Rivera, Diego Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Bogotá Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 01-07-2017
• Subjects: Education; Luther, Martin (1483-1546); Protestant Reformation
• DOI: 10.11144/Javeriana.m10-20.mled
• EISSN: 2145-0226
• ISSN: 2027-1174

This article of reflection, derived from re­searches of the author on the subject, draws a portrait of Luther as an educator, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 500 years of the Protestant Reforma­tion. In direct relation to his educational writings, the author shows how the Luther­an pedagogical reform is only understand­able in light of Luther's peculiar personality, his fundamental theological theses and, above all, the events that gave rise to the reformist movement. It describes the Lu­theran project of reform, its ideas regard­ing the compulsory nature of elementary education and the contents of a curriculum focused on the learning of languages, un­derstood as “treasures of the spirit”.