I. Martin Luther and the Reformation in Germany 1. was a monk and professor at U of Wittenberg a) lectured on the bible 2. 1513-1526~ he came across the answer to the assurance of salvation a) had disturbed him since he became a monk 3. Catholic Doctrine~ faith and good works meant personal salvation a) Luther saw that humans could never do enough works for salvation b) humans could not be saved by good works but from faith in god 4. This Doctrine was the base for Protestant Reformation a) Justification by Faith ?- act by which a person is made deserving of salvation 5. The Bible was the chief guide of religious faith 6. didn?t see himself as a rebel 7. 95 Thesis~ stunning indictment of the abuses in the sale of indulgences