Lutheran Reformation
1483-1546 · Wittenberg and the German lands
Martin Luther began as an Augustinian monk and professor of Scripture. His theology developed around repentance, the promise of the gospel, justification by faith, and the authority of Scripture over abusive ecclesial practice. He was not merely a protest figure; he was also a pastor, translator, preacher, hymn writer, and catechist whose work shaped Lutheran worship and household instruction.
Luther's public disputation against indulgence preaching. The text centers on repentance, papal authority, purgatory, works of mercy, and the difference between true Christian confidence and false assurance bought by letters of pardon.
Luther's extended pastoral exposition of the commandments, creed, Lord's Prayer, baptism, confession, and the Lord's Supper. It shows Protestant theology as catechesis and household formation, not only controversy.