Luther, Martin

1. A sixteenth-century German religious leader; the founder of Protestantism. Luther, a priest of the Roman Catholic Church , began the Reformation by posting his Ninety-five Theses, which attacked the church for allowing the sale of indulgences . He soon became convinced that the Catholic Church was opposed to the Bible (see also Bible ) on the question of justification by grace, through faith , and that no accommodation of his beliefs on this point was possible within the church. Luther concluded that reform of the church had to happen through formation of a new body of Christians (see also Christian ). He denied the authority of the pope and many other aspects of Catholic teaching, including the doctrine of transubstantiation .

Notes

Luther's most famous statement, made when he was called to account for his views before a meeting, was, “It is neither safe nor prudent to do anything against conscience. Here I stand; I can do no other.”

Example Sentences

She was bullied, she says, and when she came home crying, her parents actually referenced the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., telling her that microaggressions shouldn’t cause her to lose control.

From Los Angeles Times

He met Martin Luther King in 1955, and "from then on, my life was never the same", he said.

From BBC

From an early age, Harris was taught by her mother the importance of the civil rights movement and she attended the annual Martin Luther King Jr Freedom March in Washington in 2004.

From BBC

Martin Luther King Jr. said that, he said that every resistance movement knows that there's got to be a resistance in order to make change.

From Salon

Today, Congress and the White House are in the grip of what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the madness of militarism.”

From Salon