75: Why So Many Churches?: Rise of the Lutheran Church – Part 8

Martin Luther never intended to start a new denomination—he simply wanted the Catholic Church to stop selling salvation through indulgences. But when the Augustinian monk posted his 95 Theses on October 31, 1517, he accidentally ignited a theological revolution that would split Christianity forever. From his breakthrough understanding of salvation by faith alone to his defiant stand at the Diet of Worms, Luther's reforms ultimately forced his followers to organize separate Lutheran congregations when reconciliation with Rome proved impossible. This episode explores how a reluctant reformer's theological insights created one of Protestantism's largest denominations.

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