Luther nails the 95 Theses to the door

Luther nails the 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg Schlosskirche 31 Oct. 1517. Painting, 1872, by Ferdinand Pauwels (1830– 1904)

A 1522 printed copy of Luther’s 95 theses

• a painting from Lucas Cranach the Elder, a friend of Luther and a significant German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving • 1536, nineteen years after Luther nailed the 95 theses to the Castle Church door • Perspective of the town from the south, across the Elbe River

All Saints’ Church commonly referred to as Schlosskirche (Castle Church) to distinguish it from the Stadtkirche (Town Church) of St. Mary and sometimes known as the Reformation Memorial Church

ABOVE: Castle Church today LEFT • a woodcut of the Castle Church from Cranach the Elder • from the opposite perspective of the north (facing the Elbe River)

The original doors were burned in 1760 during a bombardment. Bronze doors were installed in 1858 with the Latin 95 Theses inscribed upon them.

唯獨 聖經 sola scriptura

唯獨 信心 sola fide

唯獨 恩典 sola gratia

宗教改革：唯獨聖經、信心、恩典 § 唯獨 基督 solus Christus § 唯獨 榮耀歸於上帝 soli Deo gloria Emil Brunner 1960, 1934 J B Metz 1965

馬丁路德： 福音的見證人 A statue of Martin Luther is seen onstage as Pope Francis arrives for an audience with a pilgrimage of Catholics and Lutherans from Germany in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Oct. 13, 2016. “Catholics are now able to hear Luther’s challenge for the Church of today, recognising him as a ‘witness to the gospel’. ” (From Conflict to Communion 29) http: //www. vatican. va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/weeks-prayer-doc/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_20160531_week-prayer-2017_en. html

宗教改革 活的信仰，持續更新 Ecclesia reformata semper reformanda