Escaping the nunnery to follow Christ led to a life full of service alongside one of the most seminal figures in Christianity.
Escaping the nunnery to follow Christ led to a life full of service alongside one of the most seminal figures in Christianity.
Given the chance to recant his views in 1521, Martin Luther refused and was excommunicated. This only drove Luther to further develop his theology, which was based on the idea of justification by faith alone, and to call more loudly for the nobles and people of Germany to oppose corruption in the Church.