Luthers Ninety Five Theses
Grimm, Harold J. / Jacobs, C. M. / Luther, Martin
As a pastor he had noted the bad effects of indulgences upon the members of his won congregation, many of whom were going to nearby Juterbog and Zerbst in Brandenburg to by indulgence slips from Johann Tetzel. This practical question raised for him a deeper one, the question of their efficacy.