Did Martin Luther actually nail the 95 theses to a door?

It was around two o'clock in the afternoon on the eve of the Day of All Saints, October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther, hammer in hand, approached the main north door of the Schlosskirche (Castle Church) in Wittenberg. read more

It is commonly believed that on All Saint's Eve 1517 Martin Luther "nailed" the 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church of Wittenberg. read more

In the current issue of First Things Journal, Samford University Beeson Divinity School Dean Timothy George takes a look back at Martin Luther on Reformation Day: By Timothy George It was around two o'clock in the afternoon on the eve of the Day of All Saints, October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther, hammer in hand, approached the main north door of the Schlosskirche (Castle Church) in Wittenberg. read more

In 1961, Erwin Iserloh, a Catholic Luther researcher, argued that there was no evidence that Luther actually nailed his 95 Theses to the Castle Church door. Indeed, at the 1617 celebration of the Reformation, Luther was depicted as writing the 95 Theses on the church door with a quill. read more