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The lasting impact of Luther's Reformation: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
A colorful Martin Luther figure, part of an exhibition in Germany, in 2017. AP Photo/Jens Meyer

It was over 500 years ago, on Oct. 31, 1517, that a German monk, Martin Luther, initiated a split in the Roman Catholic Church leading to the Protestant Reformation.

In his “95 Theses,” nailed to Germany’s Castle Church in Wittenberg,...

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