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This is an upper-level introduction to the German Reformer Martin Luther, who by his thought and action was a key pioneer in the Reformation movement. Martin Luther was one of the most influential and important figures of the second millennium. His break with Rome and the development of separate Evangelical churches affected not just the religious life of Europe, but also social and political...

of human beings to affect their salvation. According to Aquinas, the goal of human life is union and fellowship with God. This beautific vision is achieved when a human being cooperates with God’s gift of grace and habituates (makes a habit of) an ethically virtuous life. God initiates the act of justification and salvation by giving humanity the grace to live righteously, but one must still live righteously. Many of the Ockhamists with which Luther studied learned their theology from Gabriel Biel.
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