The protestant reformation was a reformation that took place in 16th-century Europe. The reformation reformed religious, political, intellectual and cultural change that took place within the in Catholic Europe. Some of the biggest reformers include Martin Luther in Germany, King Henry VIII in England, and finally John Calvin who created the Calvinist/puritan thinking. Because of these men and their determination to make a change in Europe, religion, as well as many other beliefs that would see today, would look a lot differently.
This man argued for religious and political redistribution of power into the hands of the Bible as well as the pamphlet readers pastors and princes. This argument and movement triggered wars such as the Schmalkaldic wars.
One of the biggest and most well-known players in the Reformation was German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a figure of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther. Luther became known for rejecting several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. One of Martin Luther's most famous act towards the Catholic church was his belief that the selling of indulgences was morally incorrect and was a corrupt practice that was taking place within the Catholic church. …show more content…
In response to these actions, Martin Luther wrote a list of 95 questions and debatable propositions and later nailed them to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church. These 95 theses stated that salvation came through faith and grace through God, not by the selling of indulgences. The first two theses stated Luther's main idea within all 95 theses which stated that he believed God’s intention with the people is to seek repentance for their sins by faith alone and not the deeds that the Catholic church claimed would save them of their sins. The other 93 theses directly criticized the selling of indulgences supporting the first two theses. The 95 theses are believed to have started the protestant reformation. The popes of the Catholic church read these theses and one year later a series of commissions were convened to examine Luther’s teachings. On the first papal commission concluded that Martin Luther's theses were “scandalous and offensive to pious ears”. Pope Leo X later concluded that Luther's statements were heretical and gave 120 days to Luther to recant in Rome. Martin Luther obviously did not recant in Rome but instead, he continued with his beliefs and was excommunicated from the Catholic church. On April 17, 1521, Luther appeared at the Diet of Worms in Germany. Luther still refused to recant, Luther ended his testimony with the statement: “Here I stand. God help me. I can do no other”. On May 21, 1521, Roman emperor Charles V ordered an edict to burn Martin Luther's 95 theses and any other documents he has written that goes against the Catholic church. Martin Luther took some of his most valuable projects and documents to hide in the town of Eisenach for the next year. While hiding in this town Luther worked on translating the Bible into German which took him 10 years to complete. Because of Martin Luther and his Lutheran movement, it caused conflicts around Europe, the movement also caused a war called the Schmalkaldic wars. In Germany, Lutheran princes and cities established a defensive alliance, the League of Schmalkalden, in 1531
This man argued for religious and political redistribution of power into the hands of the Bible as well as the pamphlet readers pastors and princes. This argument and movement triggered wars such as the Schmalkaldic wars.
One of the biggest and most well-known players in the Reformation was German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a figure of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther. Luther became known for rejecting several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. One of Martin Luther's most famous act towards the Catholic church was his belief that the selling of indulgences was morally incorrect and was a corrupt practice that was taking place within the Catholic church. …show more content…
In response to these actions, Martin Luther wrote a list of 95 questions and debatable propositions and later nailed them to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church. These 95 theses stated that salvation came through faith and grace through God, not by the selling of indulgences. The first two theses stated Luther's main idea within all 95 theses which stated that he believed God’s intention with the people is to seek repentance for their sins by faith alone and not the deeds that the Catholic church claimed would save them of their sins. The other 93 theses directly criticized the selling of indulgences supporting the first two theses. The 95 theses are believed to have started the protestant reformation. The popes of the Catholic church read these theses and one year later a series of commissions were convened to examine Luther’s teachings. On the first papal commission concluded that Martin Luther's theses were “scandalous and offensive to pious ears”. Pope Leo X later concluded that Luther's statements were heretical and gave 120 days to Luther to recant in Rome. Martin Luther obviously did not recant in Rome but instead, he continued with his beliefs and was excommunicated from the Catholic church. On April 17, 1521, Luther appeared at the Diet of Worms in Germany. Luther still refused to recant, Luther ended his testimony with the statement: “Here I stand. God help me. I can do no other”. On May 21, 1521, Roman emperor Charles V ordered an edict to burn Martin Luther's 95 theses and any other documents he has written that goes against the Catholic church. Martin Luther took some of his most valuable projects and documents to hide in the town of Eisenach for the next year. While hiding in this town Luther worked on translating the Bible into German which took him 10 years to complete. Because of Martin Luther and his Lutheran movement, it caused conflicts around Europe, the movement also caused a war called the Schmalkaldic wars. In Germany, Lutheran princes and cities established a defensive alliance, the League of Schmalkalden, in 1531