Word: 450th
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...overhung the main streets. At kiosks, vendors peddled a new kind of Kewpie doll - portly and dressed in the brown robes of an Augustinian monk. In one shop window, portraits of Luther and Lenin glared at each other across the open pages of an ancient Bible. Thus was the 450th anniversary of the Reformation celebrated in the midst of a "democratic socialist" republic...
Once an occasion for Protestants to recall the glories of their heritage and the un-Christian follies of Romanism, Reformation Sunday is becoming an ecumenical event that looks to the future rather than the past. Across the world, this year's celebration-marking the 450th anniversary of Martin Luther's posting of his 95 theses at Wittenberg-is being shared in by Catholics as well as Protestants. For both branches of Western Christianity, the great Reformer is increasingly seen not as a symbol of past schism but as a potential focus for unity to come. "Rapprochement between Catholic...
...acted the way Communist Boss Walter Ulbricht looks: tough and unbending. It is even using Martin Luther to exacerbate relations with West Germany. It has limited to a meager 100 the number of West German clergymen who may come to this month's ceremonies at Wittenberg commemorating the 450th anniversary of the posting of the 95 Theses. Those who do get in must affirm that they oppose Bonn's "revanchist policies." East Germany is also trying to transform Luther into a precursor of Communism: a new, authorized biography states that he started "class warfare" in Germany and more...
...Those of us responsible for planning the Lutheran observance of the 450th Reformation Anniversary are deeply grateful to you for a superb cover story. It captures the rationale of the observance in a most thought-provoking manner...