German Reformation And The Peasant War

The German Reformation and the Peasant 's War both coincide in the sixteenth century. During that time big social, political and religious change was happening and they finally came to a blow when the uprising with the Peasants in the years 1524-1525. As things were heating up the peasants decided to take matters into their own hands with the help of some major reformers and strike up a rebellion. The reformers helped wield strength within the peasant community to incite them to rebel against the papacy and clergy. During the lives of the peasants of the time moral was low because of the oppression state that was set up by the nobles and upper ranked men. The nobles imposed their will and the peasants and all the peasants can do was to abide …show more content…
The article has chapters that have specified what the peasants should be able to do almost like a continuation of “The Twelve Articles”. In the article is says that the peasants should have a right to hunt for game in the forest. It says that it is not right for the lord to have the game only for themselves, which is like robbing the poor. He wrote about who should be blamed for the rebellion and he said that “No rebellion has ever taken place among the subjects of a Christian lord who rules well. It has occurred under wastrels and godless tyrants...” (124). Christoph says the peasants are not to blame because no one ever rebels when the times are going smoothly for everyone, so it is the churches fault that this rebellion …show more content…
He continuously wrote to both sides about the wrong that they were doing. He on one end was telling the nobility to not fight the peasants and he was telling the peasants that God would not be pleased at their violence against the lords and clergy. Though Martin Luther 's agenda was more of a religious revolution in the church what he incited was a political and social revolution among the parishes and townspeople that live there. Martin Luther wrote “Admonition to Peace: A Reply to the Twelve Articles” in response to the articles that the peasant shave written. He goes on to tell both sides what is wrong and how they should go about things. He scolds the peasants for their violence and rebellion. He quotes the bible saying that “All who take the sword shall parish by the sword” (Matt 26:52). He then turns to the clergy and says this is the reason why the peasants are rioting. He says that when the peasants wrote the article that is was nothing wrong with the peasants to want to choose their own pastor and hear the gospel from