King Henry VIII Attacks Luther

Authors

Wm. Dallmann, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

6-1-1935

Document Type

Article

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Long before Luther the Piers Plowman of Langland and Chaucer in the Canterbury Tales had protested against these indulgences.

When crowned in 1509, young Henry VIII said: ''It has been, and is, my earnest wish to restore Christ’s religion to its pristine purity.”

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Dallmann, Wm. (1935) "King Henry VIII Attacks Luther," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 6, Article 50.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol6/iss1/50