1. Martin Luther & the German Reformation Late Medieval German lacked the political unity to enforce large scale religious reforms.

2. Who was Martin Luther?  1507 ordained a Catholic priest  1510, visit to Rome, he found the German complaints about the Church to be accurate  1512, earned his doctorate in Theology at the Augustinian Monastery in Wittenberg Luther saw nothing in scriptures about indulgences or purgatory October 31, 1517—nailed his 95 Thesis to the door of Wittenberg church http://www.luther.de/en/95these n.html http://www.luther.de/en/95these n.html

3. Tenets (Beliefs) of Lutheranism Read p. 69-70 Write the italicized tenet Follow it with one sentence of your description to help understand the italicized belief

4. 1.Salvation by faith alone— Good works cannot guarantee salvation; are encouraged 2.Bible is ultimate authority—all believers should read Bible 3.God brings absolution— indulgences, pilgrimages, fasts, and relics are useless What did Martin Luther Believe?

5. 4.Baptism and communion are the only valid sacraments  Rejected transubstantiation  Supported consubstantiation 5.Clergy is not superior to laity  permit marriage of clergy; “priesthood of all believers” 6.Church is subordinate to the state  Luther appealed to monarchs and princes