Martin Luther authored the 95 Theses, which marked a significant critique of the Catholic Church's practices in the early 16th century. His perspective was that of an outsider to the church'
The author wanted to communicate to
the church that there was something
deeply wrong with the way they were
teaching and it wasn't the same as the bible.
How does the author
communicate ideas?
The author uses numbered points to
communicate his ideas, and explains
them in a way that anyone part of the church
would understand.
Who wrote it? Why?
A monk named Martin Luther
was the one who wrote it because
he believed the current church system
at the time to be greatly flawed.
What does it look like?
Aside from online documents,
it was depicted to be pieces of
paper stuck on the wall of the church,
formatted by points in numbers.
What does it reveal about the
values and beliefs of the past?
This reveals that it was very much frowned
upon to go against the church, considering Martin
Luther had to secretly place the Theses on the door.
It also reveals that the population held the church
in a very high regard and would follow it blindly.
Did it result in change?
It resulted in a huge change, both in the church
and also Christianity as a whole. It made people
realize they might not know everything, and that there
are other options then just following the church.
Which questions can this help me answer?
Which can it not?
This can help me answer if anything was done
about the issues, and who did it. However, it cannot
help me with the question about if it did help or not,
or if it made any difference.
Whose perspectives are
omitted/questioned/challenged?
The church's perspective isn't touched on,
same with the Pope even though those are
the ones that are challenged. The author
questions what they are doing, but doesn't
delve into their perspective on it.
Whose perspective does it reflect?
It reflects the perspective of one outside
the inner circle of the church, seemingly
one that is aware of what they are doing and
also what the bible preaches.
What ideas are left out?
I think he communicated everything he
wanted to, the only thing that he could've explained
better is why the Pope was doing what he was doing,
inspecting it from the other side as well.
