Question

ninety - five theses
this activity will help you meet these educational goals:
determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
directions
read the instructions for this self - checked activity. type in your response to each question, and check your answers. at the end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work.
activity
in this activity you will read an excerpt from luthers ninety - five theses. you will then examine some of the major ideas in luthers theses.
part a
explain what luther meant by the word indulgence. how are indulgences related to the concept of sin? use the internet to research any relevant background information, including the religious practices of the time and the historical context of martin luthers debate with the authorities of the roman catholic church.

Explanation:

In the context of Martin Luther's time, indulgences in the Roman Catholic Church were seen as a remission of the temporal punishment due to sins already forgiven in terms of guilt. They were sold by the Church, and Luther objected to this practice. Sins are violations of God - given moral laws. Indulgences were thought to reduce the time a soul would spend in purgatory as a result of sin. Luther believed that the sale of indulgences was a corrupt practice that misrepresented the nature of sin and forgiveness.

Answer:

In Luther's view, indulgences were wrongly - used remission of temporal punishment for sins. They were related to sin as they were supposed to reduce the consequences of sin in purgatory, but Luther saw the practice as corrupt and contrary to true religious teachings.