Studies of Religion Assessment Task

... Religious Tradition Depth Study: Christianity Significant People and Ideas: Martin Luther Analyse the impact of Martin Luther on Christianity Martin Luther has had a profound impact on Christianity. He almost single-handedly changed the way Christianity viewed the world. Luther affected the way that the institution of the church carried out its function. He also developed new ideas about God, man's relationship with God and the means to achieve/receive salvation. The form and arrangement of public worship (Liturgies) were also influenced by Luther; this influence also had an impact upon the individual. The impact that was brought about by Martin Luther can be placed into four categories: Institutional, Theological, Liturgical and Individual. Luther's institutional impact began with the writing of Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences (Also known as the 95 theses) in 1517. In this, Luther argued that the indulgences that were being promoted by the Dominican monk, Joseph Tetzel (on

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