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Eisleben, Germany
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Luther receives a liberal arts degree and his masters. He begins law school in 1505.
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Abruptly leaves law school after a terrible thunderstorm. After which, he promised to become a monk.
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He becomes a professor of biblical studies. He begins to publish his writings on religion.
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Luther has a revelation and concludes that a person can achieve salvation through their relationship with God, and not the Church.
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Not initially intending to challenge the Church or Pope's rule, Luther sends 95 Theses to Rome as an invitation to discuss problematic practices of the Church.
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The Pope wrote back to Luther attempting to steer him back to orthodoxy, along with a number of other delegates, but Luther did not back down.
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The pope writes to Luther warning him to take back his critiques, and Luther publicly sets the document on fire.
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The pope states Luther is an outlaw who should be captured and burned to death. However, the king of Germany, Charles V, vowed no German shall be convicted without a proper hearing.
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Once Luther returns to Wittenberg, he begins writing a series of theological and social reforms.