Western Civilization I / Unit 15 WC1 1403 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Luther Finds Faith Alone, About 1510
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The idea
Martin Luther, fourteen eighty-three to fifteen forty-six, a monk and professor at Wittenberg terrified of damnation, concluded about fifteen ten that works could never suffice and that salvation came by grace through faith alone.
In practice
Sacraments symbolic at most; the priest a guide, not a gatekeeper.
Where people slip
A major break, the anchor says. The doctrine came before the protest.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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