THEO 3320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Eisleben, Anti-Clericalism, Thunderstorm
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5/6 terms/phrases significant for luther from each section: offer a definition/explanation & relation to. 2 quotes: explain/define & contextualize in relation to. Born in 1483; mansfeld county, village of eisleben. A thunderstorm & his fear of god & death drove him to erfurt"s. I cannot go against my conscience when the bible and reason tell me so . Diet of worms: trial luther went on b/c accused of heresy. What scripture has led him to think. Luther"s new thinking about what it means to be christian. Renounces selling of indulgences: pay money to have sins absolved, essentially buy salvation. Protestant reformation: doesn"t address this in his writing not his intention to. Anti-clericalism (anti pope and hierarchy of church structure) create a new division in christianity. Catalyst that led him to religious life and. Trained to be a lawyer, storm made him have faith in god.