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Luther posted his 95 theses to the church's door, which expressed his disapproval of the church selling indulgeneces as well as the Papacy's abuse of power.
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After being excommuinicated by Pope Leo X, Charles V issues the Edict of worms which declares Luther as a criminal and bans all of his writings.
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Suspeneded the Edict of Worms. Declared that every state shall live, rule, and believe as it may hope and trust to answer before God and his Imperial majesty.
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Revoked what the first Diet of Speyer decided and refinforced the Edit of Worms and prevented further reformation.
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Consisted of 28 articles, this is one of the principle documents of the Lutheran Church.
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No action taken against the Lutherans in return for money Imperial truce signed and Lutherans fought aginst the Turks.
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Luther translated the New Testament into the German language while he was at the Wartburg Castle.
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The main object was the definitive determination of the doctrines of the Church in the answer to the heresies of the Protestants, a further object was the execution of a thorough reform of the inner life of the Church by removing the numerous abuses that had deveoped in it.
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This treaty made between Charles V and Protestant princes, guaranted religious freedoms.
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The Peace of Augsburg was the legalization of the Lutheran faith and Stated " Cuius Regio, euis religio"
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began in 1580 from the writing of the Book of Concord and ended at the Age of Enlightenment.
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Early immigrants from Europe came over to the America's looking for religious freedom. Lutherans were included in the immigrants coming over called Pilgrims.
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1910-1950 lutheranism splits between roaring factions, persecution of Lutherans in America during WWI, the split between the east and west after WWII.
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Signed between the Lutheran World Federatio and the Catholic Church to help bring us closer aka ecumenism.
