What were indulgences in the Catholic Church? Do Catholics believe you earn salvation or that you can buy salvation with an indulgence? This video explains the Catholic teaching on Purgatory, the merit of good works, and the cycle of penance and good works that formed medieval Catholicism. We also discuss how indulgences were rejected by Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation.

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Books on Catholics and the Reformation:

D. MacCulloch, 'The Reformation': http://amzn.to/2o9zARz
Lyndal Roper, 'Martin Luther': http://amzn.to/2o9spss
Roland Bainton, 'Here I Stand': http://amzn.to/2oWczyn
The 95 Theses of Luther: http://amzn.to/2oPEt0F

About Ryan M. Reeves:
Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Twitter:   / ryanmreeves  

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