Lecture
Overview
Martin Luther and his «The Ninety-five Theses or Disputation on the Power of Indulgences».
Martin Luther
Word power
«The Ninety-five Theses or Disputation on the Power of Indulgences» - «95 тез або Пропозиції проти індульгенцій»
to outline – відзначатися, окреслювати;
salvation by faith alone – порятунок лише своєю вірою;
doctrine – учення;
to obtain – отримувати;
merit – заслуга;
value – ціна, цінність;
to spread – поширювати.
His name is associated with the beginning of the Reformation movement in Germany.
On October 31 1517, Doctor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg Martin Luther published «The Ninety-five Theses or Disputation on the Power of Indulgences» (Indulgences - charters of absolution).The theses outlined the basics of the new doctrine:
1. salvation by faith alone;
2. salvation is obtained only by the grace of God and does not depend on any merit of human; only God knows the true value of good works;
3. the only authority of faith is the Scripture, the Word of God.
Luther's speech had a big support of the population in Germany.
The Reformation began and it covered all groups of the population in the country, and some time later it spread to other European countries.
After these events the new religions appeared in Europe, such as Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anglicanism, which have separated from the Catholic Church and nowadays they still exist.
As a result, there was formed one more branch of Christianity - Protestantism . Europe was divided into Catholic and Protestant countries.
- When did Martin Luther publish «The Ninety-five Theses or Disputation on the Power of Indulgences»?
- Did Luther's speech have a big support of the population in Germany?
- What religions appeared in Europe?
- Was Protestantism formed as one more branch of Christianity?
- What do Indulgences mean?
Are these sentences “True” or “False”?:
- Martin Luther is associated with the beginning of the Reformation movement in Germany.
- Doctor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg published «The Eighty-five Theses or Disputation on the Power of Indulgences».
- Luther's speech didn’t have a big support of the population in Germany.
- The Reformation gave rise to new religions in the USA.
- Europe was divided into Catholic and Protestant countries.