Who is known as the father of the Lutheran tradition, who argued salvation by faith alone and authored the 95 Theses?

Who is known as the father of the Lutheran tradition, who argued salvation by faith alone and authored the 95 Theses?

• A. John Calvin
• B. Martin Luther
• C. Henry VIII
• D. Erasmus

Answer: (B)

Recognizing the figure who sparked the Lutheran tradition and the idea that salvation comes through faith alone. Martin Luther was a German monk and scholar who argued that people are saved by faith, not by their own good works—a doctrine known as justification by faith alone. He authored the 95 Theses, critiquing the sale of indulgences and other church practices, and he famously posted them in 1517, which helped ignite the Protestant Reformation and the formation of Lutheran churches. This sets him apart from John Calvin, who led a later reform movement (Calvinism); Henry VIII, who established the Church of England for political and personal reasons; and Erasmus, a humanist reformer who remained within the Catholic Church.

Recognizing the figure who sparked the Lutheran tradition and the idea that salvation comes through faith alone. Martin Luther was a German monk and scholar who argued that people are saved by faith, not by their own good works—a doctrine known as justification by faith alone. He authored the 95 Theses, critiquing the sale of indulgences and other church practices, and he famously posted them in 1517, which helped ignite the Protestant Reformation and the formation of Lutheran churches. This sets him apart from John Calvin, who led a later reform movement (Calvinism); Henry VIII, who established the Church of England for political and personal reasons; and Erasmus, a humanist reformer who remained within the Catholic Church.