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Luther and the Reformation
scoially
politically
economically
Wrong's about the church-
corrupt leadership
priests and monks were poorly educated
some broke their vows
some priests gambled and drank to excess
indulgences-
able to be pardoned if you paid
Johann Teztel- sold indulgences to build St. Peter's Cathedrial
Martin Luther objected
Martin Luther-
born Germany 1483
attended University of Erfurt
enrolls in law school for his father
people are dying of plague
drops out after two weeks due to a close call to death by a lightning strike to become a monk
1504- joins an augustium monastrey
1507- ordained a priest
1508- starts teaching theology at University of Wittenburg, also gets first bachelors degree
1509- gets second bachelors degree
1512- becomes doctor of theology
wrote the 95 theses
they became well known
reform=reformation
1. win salvation by faith in God's gift of forgivness
2. all church teachings should be clearly tought based on the words of the bible
3. all people with faith are equal. people do not need priests to inturpret the bible for them