| Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 - February 18, 1546) was a Christian theologian and Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines of Protestant and other Christian traditions. Martin fully dedicated himself to monastic life, the effort to do good works to please God and to serve others through prayer for their souls. He devoted himself to fasts and constant confession. The controversy that broke loose with the publication of his 95 Theses placed even more pressure on the reformer to study the Bible. On Halloween of 1517, Luther changed the course of human history when he nailed his 95 Theses to the church door at Wittenberg, accusing the Roman Catholic church of heresy upon heresy. Many people cite this act as the primary starting point of the Protestant Reformation. Information was obtained from http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/martin-luther.html |
Monday, October 15, 2007
Martin Luther
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It was really intresting to read this post and see how the begining of this religion was formed. It was also interesting to read about how much impact Martin Luther had on the start of Protstantism.
I thought that this post was really interesting. I did not know about Martin Luther before your presentation.It was really cool to see how he impacted this religion.
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