Luther’s Ninety-five Theses

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Luther’s Ninety-five Theses is the 1517 document by Martin Luther that challenged the Catholic Church’s sale of indulgences and helped ignite the Protestant Reformation.

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Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
surface form: The Ninety-five Theses
associatedEvent beginning of the Protestant Reformation
author Martin Luther
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
criticizesDoctrine efficacy of indulgences for salvation
criticizesInstitution Roman Curia
criticizesPractice commercialization of forgiveness
sale of indulgences
culturalSignificance symbol of religious protest against corruption
datePosted 1517-10-31
denominationalContext Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
disseminationMethod pamphlet distribution
historicalPeriod Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation
impact challenged papal financial practices
contributed to the spread of Protestantism
sparked theological controversy in Germany
stimulated church reform debates
influenced Lutheran theology
Protestant doctrine of justification by faith
intendedForm academic disputation
language Latin
mainTopic abuse of church practices
indulgences
papal authority
penance
repentance
medium printed pamphlet
numberOfTheses 95
originalTitle Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum
placeOfPublication Wittenberg
preservedIn various early printed editions
printingTechnology movable-type printing press
proposesConcept repentance as a lifelong attitude
publicationDate 1517
questionsAuthorityOf Pope regarding indulgences
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surface form: Luther’s Letter to Archbishop Albrecht of Mainz

Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace
religiousTradition Christianity
subjectOf museum exhibitions on the Reformation
numerous historical studies
theologicalPosition assertion of the primacy of the Gospel
denial that indulgences can remove guilt
emphasis on inner repentance over external works

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