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In his The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, Martin Luther set forth a reconsideration of the sacramental Christian life that centered on the word. His thesis is that the papacy had distorted the sacraments with its own traditions and regulations, transforming them... Read Full Overview

Prelude on the Babylonian Captivity of the Church (October 1520) was the second of the three major treatises published by Martin Luther in 1520, coming after the Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation (August 1520) and before On the Freedom of a Christian (November... Read Full Overview

Von der babylonischen Gefangenschaft der Kirche ist eine der reformatorischen Hauptschriften des Jahres 1520. Luther stellt die Anzahl der sieben altgl ubigen Sakramente in Frage. Seiner Meinung nach existieren nur drei Sakramente: Taufe, Bu e und Abendmahl, obgleich er am Ende... Read Full Overview