The Babylonian Captivity of the Church

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The Babylonian Captivity of the Church is a 1520 theological treatise by Martin Luther that sharply criticizes the Roman Catholic sacramental system and helped define key doctrines of the Protestant Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Reformation-era writing
book
theological treatise
arguesThat only Baptism, Eucharist, and Penance are true sacraments (in its initial form)
associatedWithMovement Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation
author Martin Luther
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
criticizes Roman Catholic sacramental system
canon law regulation of the sacraments
medieval Catholic theology of the sacraments
papal authority over the sacraments
scholastic theology
criticizesDoctrine transubstantiation
criticizesPractice withholding the cup from the laity in the Eucharist
dateOfPublication 1520
deniesSacramentalStatusOf Confirmation
Extreme Unction
Marriage
Ordination
examines Baptism
Eucharist
linked to: Holy Eucharist

Penance
focusesOn Christian sacraments
genre polemical theology
religious controversy literature
hasMainTheme liberation of the church from perceived bondage to human traditions
historicalImpact helped define key doctrines of the Protestant Reformation
intensified conflict between Martin Luther and the papacy
influenced Lutheran confessional documents
later Protestant sacramental theology
languageOfTitle Latin
LatinTitle De Captivitate Babylonica Ecclesiae
originalLanguage Early New High German
linked to: New High German
partOf Luther’s 1520 reforming treatises
placeOfPublication Wittenberg
proposesDoctrine authority of Scripture over church tradition
justification by faith alone
priesthood of all believers
relatedWork On the Freedom of a Christian
To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
responseFrom Roman Catholic theologians
subject church authority
ecclesiology
reform of the church
sacramental theology
supportsDoctrine communion in both kinds for the laity
real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
targetAudience educated clergy and theologians of Luther’s time
theologicalTradition Lutheran theology
linked to: Lutheranism
timePeriod early 16th century

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Martin Luther notableWork The Babylonian Captivity of the Church
On the Freedom of a Christian relatedWorkByAuthor The Babylonian Captivity of the Church
The Babylonian Captivity of the Church LatinTitle De Captivitate Babylonica Ecclesiae
linked to: The Babylonian Captivity of the Church
De Libertate Christiana relatedWork On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church
linked to: The Babylonian Captivity of the Church
To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation followedBy On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church
linked to: The Babylonian Captivity of the Church