This week, the first after the Ambexers returned from their
first free travel/reading weeks, was met with the beginning of Reformation
Theology, taught by Dr. Behle from The Master’s College. The students have been
working hard as this class regularly proves itself among the most difficult due
in large part to the challenging nature of its content. The week has however
not been without respite as we ventured yesterday to the mighty Walhalla just
down the river from Regensburg.
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| Walhalla |
Walhalla was commissioned by King Ludwig I, grandfather of
Ludwig II of Bavaria who built Neuschwantstein Castle which we visited a few
weeks ago. Situated just east of Regensburg in the hills overlooking the Danube
Walhalla is modeled after the Greek Parthenon. It serves something to the
effect of a German hall of fame where the Country’s most influential figures
are honored and immortalized for posterity in marble busts.
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| Marble busts like these adorn the walls inside. |
The students continue this week with Reformation Theology in
the classroom. Next week, however, will be accompanied by a hands-on
variety of learning as we will be traveling to the very sites they are learning
about this week; Martin Luther’s House, the Castle Church at Wittenberg where
Luther posted his 95 theses, Erfurt where he attended university and Wartburg
where he spent his exile.
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