Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, 2nd ed.
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Overview
To combat abuses in the church of his day, a young German monk drafted nearly one hundred propositions for public debate. Martin Luther posted these theses on the church door in Wittenberg, an action that helped to give birth to the Reformation.
Many people have heard of the Ninety-Five Theses, but few have read it. Yet it is a crucial text—a bold and stirring challenge to one of the largest political and ecclesiastical machines this world has ever seen. This complete reproduction includes an introduction and extensive annotations to explain the context and meaning of a short, simple work that changed the course of history.
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- Provides a bold and stirring challenge to one of the largest political and ecclesiastical machines this world has ever seen
- Explains the context and meaning of a short, simple work that changed the course of history
- Includes an introduction and extensive annotations
- Title: Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, 2nd ed.
- Author: Martin Luther
- Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: P&R
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 48
- Era: era:reformation
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Martin Luther 1483-1546. Disputation on the power and efficacy of indulgences; Reformation › Germany--Sources
- Resource ID: LLS:MRTNLTHRSNN2NDD
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T15:18:57Z
Martin Luther (1483–1546), one of the most significant figures in Western history, was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation. Over the course of his life, Luther was a monk, a priest, a professor of biblical literature, a Reformer, a husband, and a father.
Luther is most noted for his Ninety-Five Theses (1517), in which he argued that indulgences were not acts of penance which could replace true repentance. His refusal to retract all his writings, demanded by Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521, resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.
Luther has been both praised and vilified for what he preached and wrote. Luther’s translation of the Christian Bible into the vernacular greatly influenced the church. His works continue to impact all Christians and animate the movement that bears his name. Luther’s Works (55 vols.) contains many of Luther’s writings, including commentaries, sermons, and lectures.