History A-Level
justification by faith alone
What justification by faith alone means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of justification by faith alone
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The doctrine Luther accepted at his tower experience, challenging Catholic teachings on salvation and indulgences.
Topics that use justification by faith alone
- Luther’s early challenge to the Catholic Church, 1517–20 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- 1520 pamphlets
- Academic debate and public controversy
- Authority and dissent
- Authority and reform
- burning of the Bull of Excommunication
- Corruption and reform
- Humanism and textual scholarship
- Indulgences and salvation
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