PREORDER Sola Fide The ReformationDespite earlier attempts Martin Luther started the Reformation in 1517 with his Ninety Five Theses. Luther criticized the selling of indulgences and that the Catholic doctrine of the merits of the saints had no foundation in the gospel. The Protestants soon incorporated doctrinal changes such as Sola Fide (by faith alone). The changes were not only theological but historical factors also played a role in the Reformation. The Roman Catholic Church