October 31, 1517 is the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, thus beginning the Lutheran Reformation. A cursory reading of these 95 statements demonstrate that they do not reflect the primary controverted theological issues that were at stake in the Reformation. From a theological perspective, the Reformation actually began two years later when Luther uncovered the truth of justification by grace through faith in...