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Timeline Leading to the Augsburg Confession (1517-1530)

• October 31, 1517: Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses on the castle church door in Wittenberg
• 1518-1519: Luther's debates with Catholic theologians, including Johann Eck at Leipzig
• January 1521: Luther excommunicated by Pope Leo X
• April-May 1521: Luther appears at the Diet of Worms, refuses to recant
• 1522: Luther returns from the Wartburg Castle, where he translated the New Testament into German
• 1524-1525: Peasants' War challenges both religious and social order
• 1529: The term "Protestant" emerges at the Diet of Speyer when reforming princes protest against the Edict of Worms
• April 1530: Emperor Charles V calls for the Diet of Augsburg to address religious divisions
• June 25, 1530: The Augsburg Confession is presented to Emperor Charles V, primarily authored by Philip Melanchthon with Luther's approval

Historical Summaries and Links:

https://resources.lcms.org/history/the-presentation-of-the-augsburg-confession/ https://ilcouncil.org/2021/06/25/confessing-the-faith-reflections-on-the-presentation-of-the-augsburg-confession/

https://bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession/

https://www.projectwittenberg.org/etext/boc/ap/confut/Confutation.pdf CONFUTATION of the AUGSBURG CONFESSION