Erasmus Vs Luther

Both Erasmus and Luther wanted to reform the church but they disagreed on the correct methods to use in bringing the desired changes. Erasmus preferred a less militant approach where he allowed persuasion and debates while Luther was more dogmatic. Secondly, Erasmus did not like contention and discord therefore because he did not want to sacrifice peace within the church as Luther on the other hand that for a church to be cleansed of all impurities, it was necessary not to compromise allegiance to absolute dogma. They also disagreed on theological definition of free will. Erasmus felt that the authority of the church tradition and of the scripture were all of equal consequence while Luther believed in the scripture alone and justification by faith alone. …show more content…
The press permanently recorded Luther’s idea and made it easily accessible. The prince on the other hand provided Luther protection so that his idea is spread without more resistance.
An example of protestant reformation’s impact on visual arts is the change it brought to Northern European art that religious imagery in art was no longer a major feature because it was believed to be distracting and could lead to idolatry.
Assuming I work in the military where most people are corrupt including the top officials, I will consider staying and fight the corruption because I am a qualified employee who can investigate well about the issue and bring the corrupt people to justice. The only problem is that I will be risking my job because those in high power can easily find a way to suck me so as to avoid being exposed as corrupt