Nonetheless, the theses reflect a confrontation between a personal experience of justification by faith with direct communion with Christ, on the one hand, and, on the other, an external system of ...

Purgatory now! Purgatory without delay! In his little book on the 95 Theses, Timothy Wengert tells of a contemporary layperson who, upon reading the 95 Theses, commented that “they aren’t very ...

Meanwhile, just seven years after Luther’s 95 Theses, the German Peasants’ War erupted at least in part on the basis of Luther’s arguments for propositions that, for those times, were ...

Luther's 95 Theses, which he released on Oct. 31, 1517, is generally regarded as the start of the Reformation, a time in which new religions, including Lutheranism, sprung up to challenge the ...

As the story goes, Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, on Oct. 31, 1517. The German monk's theses helped spark the Protestant Reformation, a pivotal moment in ...

The 95 Theses were written in Latin, and kick-started the Protestant Reformation into existence (although Luther’s primary goal was to reform the Catholic Church of many abuses such as nepotism ...

95 And thus to enter heaven through the tribulations of his cross rather than in the pseudo-security of optimistic secularity. Milton D. Hunnex is professor and head of the department of ...

The 95 Theses were written in Latin and kick-started the Protestant Reformation into existence (although Luther’s primary goal was to reform the Catholic Church of many abuses such as nepotism ...

It features the Castle Church, which according to legend, is where Luther posted the theses on October 31, 1517. (SOUNDBITE OF VIDEO) UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing in German).

“I just taped my 95 theses to the doors of First Baptist,” he said, handing me an 8-page stapled copy. “Channel 8 was there, and we were filming, too, until a security guard made me leave.” ...