Martin Luther

Martin Luther

1. Early life

   • Very intelligent
     • Went to study law at Erfurt University
       • Later decided to join the Augustinian order of monks.
       • Successful Professor of theology at Wittenberg University
   • Born in 1483 Eisleben in Saxony

2. Thought he was a awful Sinner

   • The Catholic Church believed that faith and good works got you into heaven
     • Martin thought that you could get in by Justification By Faith Alone

3. Problems

   • He became upset by the sale of indulgences
     • Buying your way into heaven
     • Martin thought how this was not what God wanted
   • 95 Theses
     • After the sale of Indulgences Martin wrote 95 problems with the Catholic church
     • He wrote and printed those 95 theses out as pamphlets
       • The pope told him to take back his views and issued a papal bull or letter and eventually kicking him out of the church
         • Frederick the wise had promised to protect Luther
           • Luther took hiding and translated the New Testament into german
             • Luther’s ideas became popular
               • A war soon followed
                 • Peace of Augsburg