Theses are generally examined by two or more specialists.
It must not be assumed that Luther's ninety-five theses produced any considerable direct results.
Twenty years after Savonarola's death Martin Luther made public his theses against indulgences.
Permission to print the theses is given by the rector or vice-rector after report from one or more professors, and they are then discussed publicly by the faculty and the candidate (soutenance de these).
It contained abstracts of doctoral theses.