Martin Luther's 95 theses helped spark the Protestant Reformation, a pivotal moment in Christianity's history.

This year marks 507 years since German monk Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door in the German city of Wittenberg, sparking the Protestant Reformation.

Five hundred years ago, on Oct. 31, 1517, the small-town monk Martin Luther marched up to the castle church in Wittenberg and nailed his 95 Theses to the door, thus lighting the flame of the ...

The symbol of the Protestant Reformation — Luther hammering his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg on Oct. 31, 1517 — may not have happened.

FAIRBANKS — This year is the 500th anniversary of Reformation. The original day is Oct. 31, 1517. Martin Luther (1483-1546), monk and teacher at Wittenberg University (in the country we now know ...

Living Reformation Day: Did Martin Luther really nail 95 theses on the castle door? Published: Oct. 31, 2014, 5:25 p.m.

Five centuries ago, Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation. The anniversary prompted a recent meeting of his descendants to discuss the legacy Luther left when he nailed his theses on a ...

Luther wrote in the 95 Theses (No. 12) "In times of yore, canonical penalties were imposed, not after, but before, absolution, as tests of true repentance and affliction." By the sale and issuance ...

On Oct. 31, 1517, German pastor and theologian Martin Luther is said to have nailed 95 theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, sparking the Protestant Reformation, a religious ...