SERMON ON INDULGENCES & GRACE /
95 THESES
Treasures of the Taylorian
Series One: Reformation Pamphlets 2
By Martin Luther, edited by Howard Jones,
Martin Keßler, Henrike Lähnemann and
Christina Ostermann.
Taylor Institution Library, Oxford.
Lxxviii + 67 pages. £4.50 on Amazon, or the
content is available free online at http://
editions.mml.ox.ac.uk/editions/ablassgnade6/
ISBN 978 0 995 456 426
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses are famous as representing the beginning of the Reformation, but they can seem somewhat impenetrable to the modern reader. This book serves us by helping readers understand Luther’s arguments in the Theses.
The heart of the book is the transcription and translation of Luther’s 1518 Sermon on Indulgences & Grace, and the 95 Theses themselves. Luther produced the sermon in German to popularise the argument of the Theses for a wider audience.
