Analyze Martin Luther's Proposition Of The Ninety-Five Theses

Since the dawn of civilization, revolutionary advancements in cultural and technological development appear to erupt suddenly and seemingly without reason. For instance, Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire inadvertently led to a golden age in many fields of art, literature, mathematics and science which lasted for centuries. A few hundred years later, Constantine’s Edict of Milan and his contributions to religious tolerance set forth the entrenchment of one of the largest and oldest religions in the world: Christianity. Among the late ages, Martin Luther publishes his famous 95 theses which results in the diversification of the Church into multiple groups. Each of these events throughout history mark significant changes
During this point in history, the Roman Catholic Church practiced the use of indulgences, allowing followers to pay a monetary fee for a lost one to reduce the time they spend in Purgatory. Subsequently, Martin Luther, a scholarly professor of the University of Erfurt, heatedly debated the practices of the Church, compiling his points into a single publication, the Ninety-five Theses. This led to many disputes and partitioned the Church into the conservative Catholics and the contemporary Protestants led by Martin Luther and is known as the Protestant Reformation. This act of defiance towards the Church was incomparable in its size and organization, and even garnered the support of German Princes who wished to gain independence from the pope. Luther’s contributions were substantial because it showed the people that the way of the Church can be questioned, and pushed people into figuring out the meaning of God in their own ways. This eventually leads to another split of the Protestant group, creating a new religion, Calvinism, led by its founder John Calvin. Despite the differences among these religious groups, Martin Luther has paved the way for theological discussion to unprecedented