Protestant reformation

Luther objected to this practice in sermons prior to 1517. Introduction The medieval indulgence was a writ offered

Nearly five hundred years ago, Medieval Europe was shrouded in darkness. Then, on October 31, 1517, a simple monk nailed a massive theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany and exploded a powder keg which would later be known as "The Reformation." Martin Luther nails his 95 theses to the Church Door For Reformation Day this year, I wrote a short script for the young people in our church. It is about 10 minutes long and is in a Reader's Theater style to limit…

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Between that date and c. 1525, Luther would publish over half a million works, establishing him as the first bestselling author of the Early Modern Period, outpublishing the popular humanist writer Desiderius Erasmus (l. c. 1469-1536), Catholic apologists, and contemporary reformers. Works by John Calvin (l. 1509-1564), Heinrich Bullinger (l. 1504-1575), and others also became bestsellers, establishing the Protestant vision of Christianity, largely, through the power of the printing press.

Here's the entire list of the 95 Theses that Martin Luther nailed to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517. This Date 1517 became the birth of the Protestant Reformation!

On October 31, much of the culture will be focused on candy and things that go bump in the night. Protestants, however, have something far more significant to c