Luther on Just War Against the Turks
In the early sixteenth century the Ottoman Empire had become the dominant power in the Middle East. When Suleiman the Magnificent (r.1520-66) became…
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Luther on the Crusades
“The popes have never seriously intended to wage war against the Turk; instead they used the Turkish war as a cover for their…
The Origin of Indulgences, Penance and the Crusades
Since we recently observed the 495th anniversary of Martin Luther’s publication of the Ninety-Five Theses, it may be instructive to understand the history…