2007-11-13 12:07:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He was German, a Roman Catholic priest and doctor of theology, but he broke with the church after 1517 and became the leader of the "Protestant" movement which wold later be called the Lutheran religion. Some people call this "Catholic Light" meaning it was very much like Catholicism except they have four sacraments instead of seven, and they don't believe you can buy forgiveness of sins with money - which was Luther's complaint in the first place.
2007-11-13 12:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by Spreedog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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 Church’s sale of indulgences. He advocated a theology that rested on God’s gracious activity in Jesus Christ, rather than in human works. Nearly all Protestants trace their history back to Luther in one way or another. Luther’s relationship to philosophy is complex and should not be judged only by his famous statement that “reason is the devil’s whore.”
2007-11-13 20:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by pooterilgatto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably Lutheran!
2007-11-13 20:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by len b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lutheran! the main religion in Scandinavia!
2007-11-13 20:17:49 · answer #4 · answered by Cholorophyll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lutheran. I'm pretty sure he created it.
2007-11-13 20:15:09 · answer #5 · answered by jo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋