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Huldrych Zwingli: Sausages, Soldiers, and the “Third Man” of the Reformation

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Move over Luther and Calvin—this week on pplpod, we are heading to the Swiss Confederation to explore the life of Huldrych Zwingli, the often-overlooked "Third Man of the Reformation" . Join us as we examine how a humanist priest kicked off a religious revolution, not with a hammer and nails, but by eating smoked sausages during Lent.

In this episode, we cover:

  • The Affair of the Sausages: How a rebellious dinner party in 1522 defied fasting rules and sparked the Reformation in Zurich.
  • Bible over Tradition: Zwingli’s radical decision to abandon the church lectionary and preach through the Gospel of Matthew verse-by-verse.
  • The Marburg Colloquy: The dramatic face-to-face showdown with Martin Luther, where the two reformers failed to agree on the Eucharist—sp ... 
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SwissSwitzerlandFrenchCalvinJanuaryLutherZurichBibleCity CouncilGreekMiddle AgesLatinBernZwingliThe CatholicReformationNew TestamentMarburg ColloquyConrad GrebelErasmus