The Causes Of The Reformation In England And Germany

Throughout history, religion has acquired great triumphs along with many hardships. It’s greatest adversity was ignited by opposition. During the 16th century there was a prevailing struggle between religion, politics, and society that created a divide in Catholic Europe. Leaders with power and knowledge began to question the church’s power. A conflict of opinion was occurring because there were too many and not enough compromises. Reformation was inevitable, all the people needed was a person to follow. When comparing and contrasting the causes and results of the reformation in England and Germany there is a pattern that both follow which is change for a bigger picture. During this time period England’s people was filled with resentment towards the church due to its past actions. Harmony within England during the 16th century did not exist because of the numerous failed attempts by the church to create a change for the people. The pedestal church officials …show more content…
During this era the people in Germany were declining the teachings of Catholicism and wanted something new, which is when they heard about Luther’s ideas. “He advocated a simpler personal religion based on faith, a return to the spirit of the early church, the centrality of the Scriptures in the liturgy and in Christian life, and the abolition of elaborate ceremonies” (McKay et al., 2011). In reality the English and Germans were just waiting on a religion that had changes and beliefs similar to theirs. It was a continuous struggle for Luther because some groups were not in favor of combining the church and state together (McKay et al., 2011). Overall people with the desire of wealth and power supported Protestantism such as German rulers because it would increase their independence from the emperor (McKay et al., 2011). German and England both wanted power over the economy, politics, and