How Did Luther Influence Western Civilization

Martin Luther was one of the most significant figures in Western history, and was important because he changed the western civilization by being a major figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther believe that the Bible is the main source of religious power and salvation is based on faith. Luther wrote the 95 theses which was against the practices of Catholic Church such as the sale of indulgence, and this became the foundation of the Protestant Reformation. On 1518, the pope condemned that Luther’s 95 these has conflict with the teachings of the Church, later he was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in 1521. Luther hide in Eisenach town in Germany for the nest year, and began working on the translation of the New Testament into German.