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Martin Luther's spiritual practice was key to the success of the Reformation

  • Written by Marion Goldman, Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon
imageLuther's 95 Theses.Ferdinand Pauwels, via Wikimedia Commons

On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of Germany’s Wittenberg Castle Church and inadvertently ushered in what came to be known as the Reformation.

In his theses, Luther explicitly attacked the Catholic Church’s lucrative practice of selling papal...

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