Lutheranism

-------------------  _{by Bro. Mark Householder}  ------------------

 

 

 

Introduction

 

Martin Luther’s protest and criticism of the Catholic Church, especially for the selling of indulgences (particularly those sold in order to fill the coffers in Rome) is a historical landmark and a beginning for what is now known as Lutheranism.  Luther’s protests, although not unique, were the first major ‘successes’ of the Reformation period.

 

As I understand the term, reformation would depict a process of forming again, anew.  As such, I feel it was, at least in the beginning, an attempt to push the Catholic Church back onto a straighter path.

 

History

 

 

John Calvin

Desiderius Erasmus, the prince of Humanism

            It is said that Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched.

Saved by faith alone - Luther’s big ‘discovery’/’enlightenment’

Unam Sanctam, p.353.

The Reign of Pope Innocent III (1196-1216) — ominous developments already, p.349.

The Hundred Years’ War (1337-1443).

The Avignon Papacy (1309-1377).

Donatello (1386-1428).

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1520).

October 31, 1517, Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, according to tradition.

Pope Leo X (1513-1521), p.405.  He was Pope when the Reformation began.

Humanism