Talk:To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation

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The quality of the writing needs to be improved[edit]

This page is poorly written and needs to be revised in order to make it more readable. Also, certain things need to be reorganized to make more sense. For example, consider the following section, which currently closes the article:

This treatise, which has been called a "cry from the heart of the people" and a "blast on the war trumpet," was the first publication Luther produced after he was convinced that a break with Rome was both inevitable and unavoidable.[11] In it he attacked what he regarded as the "three walls of the Romanists": (1) that secular authority has no jurisdiction over them; (2) that only the pope is able to explain Scripture; (3) that nobody but the Pope himself can call a general church council.[12]

Since this section serves as a summary of the work in question, it would make more sense to have it in the opening section than at the end, where it currently resides. Therefore I've moving it to the opening part of the article.Spiritquest (talk) 19:48, 30 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article needs to be completed[edit]

In addition to the opening section about the Three Walls, Luther's address also includes sections entitled "Of The Matters To Be Considered In The Councils" and "Twenty-Seven Articles: Respecting The Reformation Of The Christian Estate." Additional material needs to be added to the article to cover these sections of Luther's treatise as well. Spiritquest (talk) 16:05, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]