Indulgences & the Spark
An indulgence was meant to reduce this — the punishment due for sins already forgiven.
What is temporal punishment (time in purgatory)?
Before becoming a reformer, Luther belonged to this religious order.
What is the Augustinian order (Augustinian friars)?
The Latin phrase meaning 'scripture alone' — Luther's belief that the Bible is the only authority for Christian life.
What is Sola Scriptura?
This was the reigning pope at the time Luther posted his 95 Theses.
Who was Pope Leo X
The Catholic Church disagrees with Luther's claim that divine revelation is from the Bible only. Rather it is Sacred Scripture and...
What is Sacred Tradition?
This Dominican friar traveled through Germany selling indulgences with the slogan, 'As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs.'
Who is Johann Tetzel?
After his excommunication, Luther was sheltered in hiding by this German nobleman who protected him from arrest.
Who is Duke Frederick of Saxony?
The Latin phrase meaning 'faith alone' — Luther's teaching that humans are justified by faith, not by faith plus good works.
What is Sola Fide?
After refusing to recant, Luther was formally declared this by the Church in January 1521.
What is excommunicated?
The Catholic Church professes that there are ______ valid sacraments.
What is seven?
Pope Leo X authorized the sale of indulgences to fund the construction of this building.
What is St. Peter's Basilica?
While in hiding, Luther translated the entire Bible into this language, making scripture accessible to ordinary people.
What is German?
The Latin phrase meaning 'grace alone' — Luther's teaching that salvation is entirely God's unearned gift.
What is Sola Gratia?
This friend of Luther's gave him a safe place to hide when Emperor Charles V went to arrest him.
Who was Duke Frederick of Saxony
Luther was to be arrested and punished for this crime.
What is heresy?
Both Erasmus and Thomas More agreed with Luther that this practice was being abused — but unlike Luther, they chose to remain loyal to the Church.
What is the sale of indulgences?
Luther eventually left the monastery, married, and built a following. His community became known by this name.
Who are the Lutherans?
Luther accepted only these two sacraments as valid — reducing the number from seven.
What are Baptism and the Eucharist?
Written in 1530, this document became the official statement of Lutheran belief and marks the formal beginning of Protestantism.
What is the Augsburg Confession?
This invention helped Luther and other Protestants spread their religious beliefs.
What is the printing press?
Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses on October 31 in this year, which is now observed as Reformation Day.
What is 1517?
Luther used this invention — the same one that spread Renaissance ideas — to distribute his writings rapidly across Europe.
What is the printing press?
Unlike Catholic teaching, Luther rejected the authority of this institution as a source of Christian doctrine alongside scripture.
What is the magisterium?
Luther stressed the priesthood of all believers and rejected this Catholic position regarding priests.
What is the requirement to be unmarried.
The city in Germany where Luther posted his 95 Theses.
What is Wittenberg?