https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim en-us 2018-09-26 14:14:46 UTC 2024-07-19 00:07:31 UTC hello@padlet.com ackleyj792 https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim/wish/286041370 Born in Eisleben, Germany, in 1483, Martin Luther went on to become one of Western history’s most significant figures. Luther spent his early years in relative anonymity as a monk and scholar. But in 1517 Luther penned a document attacking the Catholic Church’s corrupt practice of selling “indulgences” to absolve sin. His “95 Theses,” which propounded two central beliefs—that the Bible is the central religious authority and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds—was to spark the Protestant Reformation. Although these ideas had been advanced before, Martin Luther codified them at a moment in history ripe for religious reformation. ]]> 2018-09-26 14:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim/wish/286041370 ackleyj792 https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim/wish/286043942 Martin Luther wrote his 95 theses in 1517 as a protest against the selling of indulgences. After he sent a copy of the theses to Albert of Mainz (who sent a copy to Pope Leo), Luther continued to write, elaborating on the issues raised. He makes three main points in his 95 theses.]]> 2018-09-26 14:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim/wish/286043942 ackleyj792 https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim/wish/286047693 2018-09-26 14:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim/wish/286047693 ackleyj792 https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim/wish/286049534 2018-09-26 14:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim/wish/286049534 ackleyj792 https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim/wish/286925574 The Catholic Church was ever after divided, and the Protestantism that soon emerged was shaped by Luther’s ideas. His writings changed the course of religious and cultural history in the West.]]> 2018-09-28 13:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ackleyj792/ejc3y0wsydim/wish/286925574