Dispute over Indulgences – 95 Theses of Martin Luther

Kao službeni početak reformacije uzima se 31. listopada 1517. godine. Tom je prigodom, prema legendarnoj predaji, Martin Luther zakucao svojih 95 teza na vrata dvorske crkve u Wittenbergu. Prvi dio rada govori o tome što bi bili oprosti o kojima je Luther želio raspravljati, te o njihovu nastanku i širenju. Nakon toga, riječ je o okolnostima koje su navele Luthera da napiše svojih 95 teza, a to su bile ponajprije nerazjašnjena teološka pitanja koja su se vezala uz propovijedanje oprosta u Crkvi, te komu su teze ponajprije bile namijenjene. Istražuje se jesu li Lutherove teze reformatorski manifest i poziv na revoluciju ili su bile poziv na teološku raspravu. Na koncu govori se o destinatarima Lutherovih 95 teza i o istinskoj pokori kao središnjoj temi 95 teza i o pokori kao temelju Lutherove teologije.October 31, 1517 is taken as the official beginning of the Reformation. On this occasion, according to the legendary tradition, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the court church in Wittenberg. The first part of the article talks about what the indulgences that Luther wanted to dispute are, and also how they emerged and spread. Thereafter, the article presents the circumstances that led Luther to write his 95 theses, and those were primarily the unresolved theological issues related to indulgence preaching in the Church and whom the theses were primarily intended for. Also, it is investigated whether Luther\u27s theses were a reformatory manifesto and a call to revolution or an invitation to theological debate. Finally, the article talks about the addressees of Luther\u27s 95 theses and about the true repentance as the central theme of Luther’s 95 theses as well as about the repentance as the foundation of Luther\u27s theology