First Principles of the Reformation: The Ninety-five Theses and the Three Primary Works

Name: First Principles of the Reformation: The Ninety-five Theses and the Three Primary Works
Author: Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Martin Luther (1483–1546) was a German Augustinian friar and professor at Wittenberg whose protest against indulgences — the Ninety-five Theses of 1517 — ignited the Protestant Reformation. Excommunicated and outlawed, he translated the New Testament into German and wrote treatises, hymns, catechisms, and commentaries that reshaped the Western church. Our library holds his Galatians commentary, A Treatise on Good Works, his sermons, and the Ninety-five Theses themselves.

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First published: 1517
Category: Theology
Length: 125k words · about 8 hours
Chapters: 40

About this book

The Ninety-five Theses of 1517 together with Luther's three great treatises of 1520: the Address to the Christian Nobility, The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, and The Freedom of a Christian. In these works Luther's protest becomes a program, setting Scripture above tradition and proclaiming the priesthood and freedom of every believer. Foundational documents of the Protestant Reformation, in English translation.

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I. On the Primary Principles of Luther’ Life and Teaching.
II. The Political Course of the Reformation in Germany (1517-1546.) · By PROFESSOR BUCHHEIM.
II. The Political Course of the Reformation in Germany (1517-1546.) · III. 🔒
II. The Political Course of the Reformation in Germany (1517-1546.) · IV. 🔒
II. The Political Course of the Reformation in Germany (1517-1546.) · V. 🔒
II. The Political Course of the Reformation in Germany (1517-1546.) · VI. 🔒
II. The Political Course of the Reformation in Germany (1517-1546.) · VII. 🔒
II. The Political Course of the Reformation in Germany (1517-1546.) · VIII. 🔒
II. The Political Course of the Reformation in Germany (1517-1546.) · IX. 🔒
II. The Political Course of the Reformation in Germany (1517-1546.) · X. 🔒
II. The Political Course of the Reformation in Germany (1517-1546.) · XI. 🔒
Introductory Letter 🔒
Disputation of Dr. Martin Luther Concerning Penitence and Indulgences. 🔒
Protestation. 🔒
Dedicatory Letter. 🔒
To his most Serene and Mighty Imperial Majesty, and to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation. 🔒
I. The Three Walls of the Romanists. 🔒
The First Wall. 🔒
The Second Wall. 🔒
The Thrid Wall. 🔒
II. Of the Matters to be Considered in the Councils. 🔒
III. Twenty-seven Articles Respecting the Refofrmation of the Christian Estate. · Part 1 🔒
III. Twenty-seven Articles Respecting the Refofrmation of the Christian Estate. · Part 2 🔒
III. Twenty-seven Articles Respecting the Refofrmation of the Christian Estate. · Part 3 🔒
III. Twenty-seven Articles Respecting the Refofrmation of the Christian Estate. · Part 4 🔒
Dedicatory. Letter of Martin Luther to Pope Leo X. 🔒
Concerning Christian Liberty · Part 1 🔒
Concerning Christian Liberty · Part 2 🔒
Concerning Christian Liberty · Part 3 🔒
Introduction 🔒
Concerning the Lord’s Supper · Part 1 🔒
Concerning the Lord’s Supper · Part 2 🔒
Concerning the Lord’s Supper · Part 3 🔒
Concerning the Sacrament of Baptism 🔒
Concerning the Sacrament of Penance 🔒
Of Confirmation. 🔒
Of Matrimony. 🔒
Of Orders. 🔒
On the Sacrament of Extreme Unction. 🔒