Martin Luther lived in a period that had a wide spread desire for reformation of the
             Christan Churhc and played the role in the development of Protestantism. Luther was born at
             Eislebenin Saxony. Since his father was a miner, it was a great distress on him to send Martin to
             school and then to the University of Erfurt. That is where he earned his master's degree at the
             young age of twenty-one(Erikson, 39). Although his father wished him to study law, Martin,
             after being terribly frightened in a thunderstorm, vowed to become a Friar. He entered the
             monastery of the Augustinian friars at Erfurt and was ordained a priest(Erikson, 167). He
             eventually earned a doctorate of theology. He grew disburbed by the growing abouve of
             indulgences. The cetrificate granted by the people in return for the payment of a fee to the
             church. It stated that the sould of a dead relative or a friend of the purchaser would have his time
             in purgatory reduced by many year's or cancelled together. Also the person had to by an
             indulgence. This would allow them to receive their earthly penance, since no one knows that
             God's ultimate punishment will be. The Catholic Church faith now has a doctrine to back the
             three principles of indulgences(Neil 18) (Underwood 345). the principles of indulgences first one
             that God mericful, but he also just. Next, Chrust and hte saints, through their inifnite virtue,
             established a treasury of merits on which the church, through its special relationship with Christ
             and the saints, can draw. Third, the Church has the authority to grant sinners the spiritual benefits
             of those meirts(Underwood, 345). Luther idea spread began writing the Ninty-five Theses or
             arguments against indulgences. That he began posting them on the Wittenberg where he
             preached. He wanted the public to know that he was debating against important issue. The
             Theses stated the simple folk believe...