What is Ninety-Five Theses?
[[Image:95Thesen.jpg|thumb|The 95 Theses]] The '''''Ninety-Five Theses on the Power of Indulgences''''', commonly known as '''''The Ninety-Five Theses''''', is a list of complaints about the Catholic Church which was written by [[Martin Luther]] in the year 1517.<ref>Please find the text at '''Other websites''': ''Wikisource''</ref> Luther argued that the Church should not sell [[indulgence]]s. Because many people agreed, Luther became very popular, paving the way for the [[Protestant Reformation]]. On October 31, 1517, Luther approached the church authorities with his pressing call for reform. On this day he presented them with his theses. When the bishops did not respond, Luther circulated his theses privately. The theses spread quickly and were printed in Nuremberg, Leipzig, and Basel.<ref>Iserloh, Erwin. The Theses Were Not Posted. Toronto: Saunders of Toronto, Ltd., 1966.</ref> Most recently, in February 2007, the media reported that a handwritten note by Luther's secretary Georg Rörer, found in the university library at [[Jena]], appeared to confirm the traditional account of Luther's nailing the theses to the door. As of February 2007, this new find has yet to be assessed by scholars.<ref>E.g., {{cite news|publisher=SPIEGEL Online|url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/0,1518,463770,00.html|title=Neuer Beleg für Luthers Thesenanschlag|date=1 February 2007}} {{in lang|de}}</ref> == Bibliography == * Erwin Iserloh <cite>The Theses Were Not Posted: Luther Between Reform and Reformation.</cite> trans. by Jared Wicks, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]. Boston: Beacon Press, 1968. == References == {{reflist|2}} == Other websites == {{Wikisource|95 Theses}} * [http://www.projectwittenberg.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/web/ninetyfive.html Project Wittenberg: 95 Theses by Dr. Martin Luther (1517)] * BELIEVE Religious Information Source {{wikisourcelang|la|Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum}} [[Category:1517]] [[Category:Protestantism in Germany]] [[Category:16th century in German