95 Theses
Objectives
- Explain the major causes and effects of the Reformation
- Analyze Luther's arguments in the 95 Theses
Agenda
- When you come in, please pick up a copy of the 95 Theses from the Middle Table
- Warm-Up #4: Using your notes, describe two causes of the Reformation.
- 95 Theses (Primary Source)
- Who wrote this document and in what year?
- Define the following words:
- What does Luther see as the actual effect of selling indulgences?
- Why does Luther think "good works" are better than apostolic pardons (indulgences)?
- What claims does Luther make about how the Pope would view the purchase of purchase of indulgences, if only he knew what was going on?
- What does Luther think of Tetzel's claim about the power of papal pardons?
- Summarize one of his arguments from "the questions of the people" in your own words.
- Luther
