Luther’s 1520 reforming writings

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Reformation text theological work corpus

Luther’s 1520 reforming writings are a pivotal set of early Reformation texts in which Martin Luther challenged papal authority, articulated the priesthood of all believers, and laid out a radical program for reforming church and society.

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Surface form	Occurrences
teachings of Martin Luther	1
writings of Martin Luther	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Reformation text ⓘ theological work corpus ⓘ
author	Martin Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralTheme	authority of Scripture ⓘ critique of papal authority ⓘ justification by faith ⓘ priesthood of all believers ⓘ reform of church and society ⓘ rejection of sacramental system abuses ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
criticizedDoctrine	papal supremacy ⓘ sacramental system as taught by late medieval Catholicism ⓘ
criticizedInstitution	Roman Curia NERFINISHED ⓘ papacy ⓘ
criticizedPractice	sale of indulgences ⓘ
disseminationChannel	pamphlet literature ⓘ
doctrineArticulated	sola fide ⓘ sola scriptura ⓘ universal priesthood of believers ⓘ
ecclesiologicalPosition	denial of ontological superiority of clergy over laity ⓘ emphasis on local congregation and preaching ⓘ
ethicalTheme	Christian freedom and service to neighbor ⓘ vocation in everyday life ⓘ
field	church history ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ
genre	polemical treatise ⓘ theological tract ⓘ
hasPart	The Babylonian Captivity of the Church NERFINISHED ⓘ The Freedom of a Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ
impact	consolidation of Lutheran reform program ⓘ escalation of conflict between Luther and the papacy ⓘ
influenced	German princes sympathetic to reform ⓘ Lutheran confessional documents ⓘ early Protestant reform movements ⓘ political thought on secular authority ⓘ
language	Early New High German NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainLocationOfPublication	Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalAspect	appeal to secular rulers to reform the church ⓘ attack on three walls of the Romanists ⓘ
printingTechnologyUsed	movable-type printing press ⓘ
publicationYear	1520 ⓘ
relatedEvent	Diet of Worms 1521 NERFINISHED ⓘ Exsurge Domine papal bull NERFINISHED ⓘ
sacramentalPosition	critique of the Mass as a sacrifice ⓘ reduction of sacraments to those instituted by Christ ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Lutheranism NERFINISHED ⓘ

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To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation → partOf → Luther’s 1520 reforming writings ⓘ

Arise, O Lord → mentions → Luther’s 1520 reforming writings ⓘ

this entity surface form: writings of Martin Luther

Exsurge Domine et judica causam tuam → condemns → Luther’s 1520 reforming writings ⓘ

this entity surface form: teachings of Martin Luther