The Babylonian Captivity of the Church

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Reformation-era writing book theological treatise

The Babylonian Captivity of the Church is a 1520 theological treatise by Martin Luther that sharply criticizes the Roman Catholic sacramental system and helped define key doctrines of the Protestant Reformation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Reformation-era writing ⓘ book ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ
arguesThat	only Baptism, Eucharist, and Penance are true sacraments (in its initial form) ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	Reformation ⓘ surface form: Protestant Reformation
author	Martin Luther ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
criticizes	Roman Catholic sacramental system ⓘ canon law regulation of the sacraments ⓘ medieval Catholic theology of the sacraments ⓘ papal authority over the sacraments ⓘ scholastic theology ⓘ
criticizesDoctrine	transubstantiation ⓘ
criticizesPractice	withholding the cup from the laity in the Eucharist ⓘ
dateOfPublication	1520 ⓘ
deniesSacramentalStatusOf	Confirmation ⓘ Extreme Unction ⓘ Marriage ⓘ Ordination ⓘ
examines	Baptism ⓘ Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Eucharist Penance ⓘ
focusesOn	Christian sacraments ⓘ
genre	polemical theology ⓘ religious controversy literature ⓘ
hasMainTheme	liberation of the church from perceived bondage to human traditions ⓘ
historicalImpact	helped define key doctrines of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ intensified conflict between Martin Luther and the papacy ⓘ
influenced	Lutheran confessional documents ⓘ later Protestant sacramental theology ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Latin ⓘ
LatinTitle	The Babylonian Captivity of the Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: De Captivitate Babylonica Ecclesiae
originalLanguage	New High German ⓘ surface form: Early New High German
partOf	Luther’s 1520 reforming treatises ⓘ
placeOfPublication	Wittenberg ⓘ
proposesDoctrine	authority of Scripture over church tradition ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ priesthood of all believers ⓘ
relatedWork	On the Freedom of a Christian ⓘ To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation ⓘ
responseFrom	Roman Catholic theologians ⓘ
subject	church authority ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ reform of the church ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ
supportsDoctrine	communion in both kinds for the laity ⓘ real presence of Christ in the Eucharist ⓘ
targetAudience	educated clergy and theologians of Luther’s time ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran theology
timePeriod	early 16th century ⓘ

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