Constituent meeting of the Martin Luther Committee of the DGR / Hans-Joachim Hoffmann -- Our times call for commitment to progress, reason and humanity / Erich Honecker -- Linked to us all in the search for the meaning of life / Werner Leich -- Martin Luther's role in German history / Horst Bartel -- The GDR the bearer of good traditions / Gerald Götting -- German national culture and Martin Luther / Hans Pischner -- Martin Luther Committee of the German Democratic Republic -- Martin Luther memorial sites in the GDR.