The need for a revision of the church was ignited in 1517 when Luther nailed his ninety-five theses on a church door. Almost immediately after the theses were found, they were translated into German and brought to the printing press. The theses were spread throughout Germany extremely fast. Luther was also against the selling of indulgences, so after he nailed the theses he began to burn indulgences in public. In 1520, Luther stated that money did not aid in salvation. Luther believed that God saw everyone as equal. He believed that man could only ach

ieve salvation through true faith in God. Good works could only help a person, but it is faith that God will judge to grant salvation. By 1521, 30,000 copies of the theses were printed. At this point, the Holy Roman Emperor told Luther to come to a meeting. The Emperor told Luther to take back what he had said, but Luther said no because he did not feel it was right if he didn’t follow his conscience. The Catholics became infuriated at Luther and tried to kill him. Saxony came to help him, and with their safety, Luther began to start his new church. He had the Bible translated into German. This translation of the Bible became a milestone in the production of modern German language. As time went on, many people began to convert into Lutheran. This religion was used by many to take power away from the Emperor. Many people remained Catholic, and they tried to restrict the spread of Lutheranism. Every time the Catholics attempted to stop it, the Lutheran Princes protested. This is how the word “Protestant” came about. Obviously, there was much tension between the two similar religions, and in a short amount of time this tension led to Civil War. In 1555, after many were killed, an agreement was reached which stated that each Prince could choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism. This was called the Peace of Augsburg. Scandinavia picked up on the ideas of Luther. Here,

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