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Martin Luther OSA (/ ˈ l uː θ ər /; German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ⓘ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism.
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German theologian, professor, pastor, and church reformer. Luther began the Protestant Reformation with the publication of his Ninety-Five Theses on October 31, 1517. In this publication, he attacked the Churchs sale of indulgences. He advocated a theology that rested on Gods gracious activity in Jesus Christ, rather than in human works. Nearly all...
Martin Luther was born to peasant stock on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben in the Holy Roman Empire in what is today eastern Germany. Soon after Luthers birth, his family moved from Eisleben to Mansfeld. His father was a relatively successful miner and smelter and Mansfeld was a larger mining town. Martin was the second son born to Hans and Magarete...
In 1513, he began his first lectures on the Psalms. In these lectures, Luthers critique of the theological world around him begins to take shape. Later, in lectures on Pauls Epistle to the Romans (in 1515/16) this critique becomes more noticeable. It was during these lectures that Luther finally found the assurance that had evaded him for years. Th...
Throughout 1519, Luther continued to lecture and write in Wittenberg. In June and July of that year, he participated in another debate on Indulgences and the papacy in Leipzig. Finally, in 1520, the pope had had enough. On June 15th the pope issued a bull (Exsurge Domini Arise OLord) threatening Luther with excommunication. Luther received the bul...
In January 1521, the pope excommunicated Luther. In March, he was summonsed by Emperor Charles V to Worms to defend himself. During the Diet of Worms, Luther refused to recant his position. Whether he actually said, Here I stand, I can do no other is uncertain. What is known is that he did refuse to recant and on May 8th was placed under Imperial B...
From 1533 to his death in 1546 he served as the Dean of the theology faculty at Wittenberg. He died in Eisleben on 18 February 1546.
This contingency would be terrible and unbearable without the assurance of Gods covenant. In terms of Gods absolute power (potentia absoluta), God can do anything. He can make a lie the truth, he can make adultery a virtue and monogamy a vice. The only limit to this power is consistencyGod cannot contradict his own essence. To live in a world order...
In St. Paul, Luther finally found a word of hope. He finally found a word of assurance and discovered the graciousness of God. The discovery of Gods graciousness pro me (for me) revolutionizes all aspects of Luthers life and thought. From now on, Luthers response to the trials of his life and the crises of the late medieval period was to be certain...
Why were indulgences rejected? Simply put, they epitomize everything that from Luthers perspective was wrong with the church. Instead of dependence upon God, they placed salvation in the hands of traveling salesmen hocking indulgences. They embody his rejection of all types of theology that are based in models of covenant. The import of the Theolog...
This rejection is illustrated by Luthers small but significant alteration of Augustinian anthropology. In that system, human beings are partim bonnum, partim malum or partim iustus, partim peccare (partly good/just, partly bad/sinner). The goal of a Christians life is to grow in righteousness. In other words, one must work to decrease the side of t...
Reason does play a primary role in governance and in most human interaction. Reason, Luther argued, is necessary for a good and just society. In fact, unlike most of his contemporaries, Luther did not believe that a ruler had to be Christian, only reasonable. Here, opposite to his discussion of theology, it is revelation that is improper. Trying to...
A comprehensive overview of the life and theological views of Martin Luther, the German theologian who started the Protestant Reformation with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. Learn about his biography, his critique of the church's sale of indulgences, his doctrine of justification by grace alone, and his relationship to philosophy and reason.
Jul 22, 2020 · Martin Luther (1483–1546) is the central figure of the Protestant Reformation. Whilst he is primarily seen as a theologian, the philosophical interest and impact of his ideas is also significant, so that he arguably deserves to be ranked as highly within philosophy as other theologians in the Christian tradition, such as Augustine or Aquinas.
Apr 23, 2024 · Martin Luther, a 16th-century monk and theologian, was one of the most significant figures in Christian history. His beliefs helped birth the Reformation —which would give rise to Protestantism as the third major force within Christendom, alongside Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy .
Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and legacy of Martin Luther, the German monk who sparked the Protestant Reformation by nailing his 95 Theses to a church door in 1517. Find out how he became a theologian, translator, and reformer of the Roman Catholic Church. Explore his quotes, facts, and sources.
Martin Luther, (born Nov. 10, 1483, Eisleben, Saxony—died Feb. 18, 1546, Eisleben), German priest who sparked the Reformation. Luther studied philosophy and law before entering an Augustinian monastery in 1505.
Oct 23, 2017 · A Critic at Large. How Martin Luther Changed the World. Five hundred years after he started the Reformation, his ideas and his ornery personality remain as potent as ever. By Joan Acocella....
