Martin Luther And The Reformation

In the 16th century, there was a large criticism when dealing with the church. The criticism was known as the Reformation. The cause and results of the Reformation were viewed from two different viewpoints, from England’s and from Germany’s. The two countries have similarities of the reformation as well as the differences. Reformers such as Martin Luther, who led the reformation in Germany and Henry VIII, led the reformation in England, each one of them dealing with their own strategy for their own country. In the 16th century, people were unsatisfied and criticized the way the Roman Catholic Church was dealing with doctrines, education and dealing with behavior. Hearing what people were saying about the Roman Catholic Church reformers such as Martin Luther, Henry VII, decided to take matters in their own hands and find a way to reform. Martin Luther was a German professor who then decided to become a priest in 1507. He was against indulgences in which people believed forgave all sins that were committed. As a result, Luther wrote “Ninety-five Theses on the Power of Indulgences” to argue against indulgences, it was argued, “indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance, competed with the preaching of the Gospel, and downplayed the importance of the charity in Christian life” (McKay p.381). The Ninety- five Theses were then published in pamphlets in Latin then translated into German. A new invention that was made to help spread Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses was the Gutenberg’s Printing Press. People agreed and believed in Luther, but others had a different approach and pushed for Luther to give up on his new belief. Luther gained followers who were referred to as Protestants. Luther’s belief persuaded more reformers to take action. The Reformation continued the next step for Martin Luther was he wanted to get support from German princes and gained their support. …show more content…
The German peasants were inspired by Martin Luther who put their faith and trust to him. Luther was on the peasant side. Hoping that a war would please Luther a war broke out between the peasants and the radical reformers. Radical Reformers are known to take away current idea. The radical reformers just caused more problems for the peasants due to their living and how they work. Many peasants were killed which led the Reformation to lose a lot of views. Martin Luther created a new religion he called Lutheranism and many people converted from Catholicism. A reformer who had similar belief to Martin Luther was a man named John Calvin. John Calvin he went through a religious crisis and converted to Protestantism. Calvin believes God selected him to reform the church …show more content…
King Henry VIII was married to Catherine of Aragon and they had a daughter named Mary. Henry VII believed that God is denying him a son. Henry VII went to the Pope hoping to get an annulment for the marriage but the Pope denied it. For denying the annulment Henry VIII then removes the English Church from papal jurisdiction (McKay p393.). By making himself the supreme head of the church in England, it caused there to government changes. Monastic land was temporarily under the Crown’s jurisdiction, new bureaucratic and new department of state were set up (McKay