Luther’s 1520 reforming writings

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Luther’s 1520 reforming writings are a pivotal set of early Reformation texts in which Martin Luther challenged papal authority, articulated the priesthood of all believers, and laid out a radical program for reforming church and society.

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instanceOf Reformation text
theological work corpus
author Martin Luther
centralTheme authority of Scripture
critique of papal authority
justification by faith
priesthood of all believers
reform of church and society
rejection of sacramental system abuses
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
criticizedDoctrine papal supremacy
sacramental system as taught by late medieval Catholicism
criticizedInstitution Roman Curia
papacy
criticizedPractice sale of indulgences
disseminationChannel pamphlet literature
doctrineArticulated sola fide
sola scriptura
universal priesthood of believers
ecclesiologicalPosition denial of ontological superiority of clergy over laity
emphasis on local congregation and preaching
ethicalTheme Christian freedom and service to neighbor
vocation in everyday life
field church history
systematic theology
genre polemical treatise
theological tract
hasPart The Babylonian Captivity of the Church
The Freedom of a Christian
To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
historicalPeriod Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation
impact consolidation of Lutheran reform program
escalation of conflict between Luther and the papacy
influenced German princes sympathetic to reform
Lutheran confessional documents
early Protestant reform movements
political thought on secular authority
language Early New High German
mainLocationOfPublication Wittenberg
politicalAspect appeal to secular rulers to reform the church
attack on three walls of the Romanists
printingTechnologyUsed movable-type printing press
publicationYear 1520
relatedEvent Diet of Worms 1521
linked to: Diet of Worms

Exsurge Domine papal bull
linked to: Exsurge Domine
sacramentalPosition critique of the Mass as a sacrifice
reduction of sacraments to those instituted by Christ
theologicalTradition Lutheranism

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To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation partOf Luther’s 1520 reforming writings
Arise, O Lord mentions writings of Martin Luther
linked to: Luther’s 1520 reforming writings
Exsurge Domine et judica causam tuam condemns teachings of Martin Luther
linked to: Luther’s 1520 reforming writings