40 Questions
Martin Luther was immediately executed by the Church after he sparked the Reformation.
False
The Heidelberg Disputation occurred in April 1517.
False
The City of Heidelberg was destroyed by Allied bombing in the Second World War.
False
The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the most influential catechisms in the history of the church.
True
Lady Jane Grey was a queen of Germany.
False
Martin Luther's Disputation against Scholastic Theology was a response to the Heidelberg Disputation.
False
Princess Mary was executed by the Church during the English Reformation.
False
Luther's ideas were quickly suppressed by the Church after the Heidelberg Disputation.
False
Luther's opponent used the print medium more effectively than Luther.
False
Lucas Cranach the Elder was Luther's personal artist in Nuremberg.
False
The 95 Theses were a collaborative effort between Luther and Lucas Cranach the Elder.
False
Andrew Pettigrew is a professor of modern history at the University of Cambridge.
False
Luther was not concerned with the aesthetics of the page in his printed works.
False
The book 'Brand Luther' is a study of Luther's role in the Holy Roman Empire.
False
The 95 Theses were not widely read or popular during Luther's time.
False
Stephen Osmond's book 'The Serpent and the Lamb' is a biography of Luther only.
False
Martin Luther's disputation on scholastic theology was the trigger for the Protestant Reformation.
False
Luther's 95 Theses Against Indulgences was primarily concerned with the theological issues of scholastic theology.
False
The financial aspect of the indulgence controversy was a minor factor in the Protestant Reformation.
False
The Protestant Reformation was a purely theological movement with no social or economic implications.
False
Martin Luther saw himself as a European figure rather than a German figure.
False
The printing press played a minor role in the spread of Luther's 95 Theses Against Indulgences.
False
Luther's disputation on scholastic theology was more radical than his statements on indulgences.
False
The Protestant Reformation was primarily driven by nationalism in Europe.
False
Luther's theology focuses on the church's decrees rather than the cross.
False
Late medieval theologians believed that human beings are dead.
False
Luther's anthropology is built on the idea that human beings are finite.
False
The theologian of glory makes God in their own image to feed their humility.
False
Luther's theology is characterized by a focus on the limitations of the human mind.
False
The theologian of the cross calls evil good and good evil.
False
Luther's new anthropology is built on the idea of human beings as sinners.
True
The opposition of righteousness and the gospel is a central theme in Luther's theology.
True
The Heidelberg Disputation of 1518 took place in an Augustinian monastery that still exists today.
False
Martin Luther was not involved in the organization of the Heidelberg Disputation.
False
The Heidelberg Disputation was a regular meeting of the Augustinian Reform congregations.
True
Leonard Bayer was the one who presided over the Heidelberg Disputation.
False
The Heidelberg Disputation was not well-received by the audience.
False
The Heidelberg Disputation was a meeting of the local church in terms of denomination.
True
Martin Luther was not regarded as having done well in the Heidelberg Disputation.
False
The Heidelberg Disputation was a business meeting only, without any edification or learning.
False
Study Notes
The Disputation on Indulgences and Scholastic Theology
- The disputation on indulgences triggered the Reformation, but it was the disputation on scholastic theology that was theologically more important.
- The disputation on scholastic theology laid out themes that would be expanded and elaborated in the coming years.
The Role of Money and National Identity
- The indulgence controversy struck a chord because it dealt with money, which speaks eloquently to people.
- There was a growing disillusionment with the established church and the way money seemed to flow from north to south in Europe.
- A national ethnic identity was playing into the Reformation, with Luther presenting himself as a German problem and figure.
The 95 Theses Against Indulgences
- The 95 Theses were quickly picked up and appropriated by the national ethnic identity.
- The printing press was vitally important in the spread of the 95 Theses, and the church's failure to realize its impact was a major mistake.
The Heidelberg Disputation
- The Heidelberg Disputation took place in April 1518 and was a significant event in the Reformation.
- Luther returned to and elaborated on themes he had laid out in his Disputation against Scholastic Theology.
- The city of Heidelberg is where the Heidelberg Catechism was born, which is one of the most beautiful catechical productions in the history of the church.
Luther's Use of the Media
- Luther used the media of his day to make himself into a brand, using multiple printers in Wittenberg and being aware of the aesthetics of the page.
- Luther's followers had a grasp of the nature and power of the print medium that his opponents didn't have.
The Theologian of the Cross
- Luther's 95 Theses called for a complete turnaround, and he drew upon the concept of the theologian of the cross.
- A theologian of the cross calls the thing what it really is, looking at reality refracted through the cross.
- Luther's focus on the cross and his new anthropology built upon the late medieval background of voluntarism.
The Heidelberg Disputation and its Significance
- The Heidelberg Disputation took place at the regular chapter meeting of the Augustinian Reform congregations.
- Luther was nominated to put together the thesis for disputation, and he presided over the disputation.
- The immediate reaction was that the points for disputation were very thought-provoking.
Quiz on the role of Martin Luther's disputations, specifically the Disputation on Indulgences and Scholastic Theology, in triggering the Reformation.
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