Martin Luther's 95 Ideas

Martin Luther was from a German state called Saxony. Luther became an Augustinian monk even though it was against his father’s wishes. Luther had written a document that he called the “95 Theses”. These were 95 statements that spoke about all the indulgences, and how that were wrong. Luther had pinned the “95 Theses” to a church door in Wittenberg, and he also mailed a copy to his archbishop. Martin Luther intentions were absolutely pure when he posted the “95 Theses” on the church door in Wittenberg. First, Luther had posted the “95 Theses” on the university board. The “95 Theses” were statements that Luther had wanted to discuss in an open debate at the university. Luther was so outraged by Johann Tetzel who was selling indulgences for …show more content…
Luther wanted to cause an open public debate. Luther never wanted to start a revolution, which was exactly what happened, and not just in Wittenberg, but all over Europe. Even though there were other individuals who were against some Catholic Church practices, Luther’s ideas had spread so much more quickly than the others. The “95 Theses” had a rapid spread all over Europe that it had astonished Luther how the media passed the document quickly from one person to a whole wide audience. Luther stated that of he knew that the “95 Theses” were going to spread so quickly he would have worded them differently, then he actually did. His ideas had spread so much more quickly because he could print them as pamphlets, which were a lot easier to print out and did not take as long as larger books. Pamphlets had come started to come into existence around this time. Other individuals before Luther did not have these pamphlets, which would have come in handy, and changed the world. The “95 Theses” had a fast spread through the community where they were printed. Then, people who had sympathized with Luther shared them with their …show more content…
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