Understanding the literary structure of the Ninety-Five Theses will enable us to better read the document.

Luther’s dispute over the issue of indulgences started as more questioning than rebelling.

We must be willing to see Luther as a man in development if we are going to see Luther as he truly was.

Luther’s issue with indulgences was that they lacked any humility.

Bernard of Clairvaux played a key role in shaping Luther’s Eschatology

It is important to see Luther as a Medieval man

A summary of Wycliffe’s theology and impact

Wycliffe challenged both the financial power of the church and its spiritual authority. In its place he held out the Holy Word of God.

In its proper place, tradition helped the Reformers to defend the true doctrine of the church.

The Reformation was not a fight over “Scripture or tradition,” but rather a fight for the proper place of each.