Lutheranism

Christianity into a separate religion just like that of the Orthodoxias. Moreover, these splinter groups are often all categorized as Protestant because they all developed from the Reformation. Additionally, the two main protestant denominations were Lutheranism and Calvinism. Though these religions share common roots, they differ in beliefs. Although all these dominations differed in beliefs, they all agreed that Papal Supremacy in Europe was not a great thing and believed that…

religion. These are called denominations. Distinctions between groups are determined by which doctrine they follow. From denominations there can be branches of Christianity which are groups of denominations that share similar beliefs and practices. Lutheranism is based on the teachings of Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a German monk and later a professor. He was a junior faculty member at the University of German to study scriptures. Martin Luther was irritated at the insistence of…

History The city of Berlin dates back to the year 1237 A.D. where it was actually composed of two medieval cities, Antberlin and Cölln. Cölln was built on the isle of Fischerinsel and separated from Antberlin by the river Spree. Over time, the two cities grew together economically and socially. In 1307, the cities developed an alliance, uniting completely with the exception of internal policies. The area that would become Berlin lay in the Holy Roman principality of the Margraviate of…

Started by Martin Luther and the creation of Lutheranism reformation of Christianity spread across Europe, reformations like these spread across Europe. The protestant reformation spread throughout Europe with many different sects being created. After losing so many members, the Catholic church realized that they were doing something wrong and had their own reformation which has been deemed the “counter-reformation.” Ultimately the two religious revolutions because the protestant reformation…

Bible and have their own ideas of what they believe in. The Catholic Church’s financial income had been affected by the Protestant Reformation too, because one of their main sources of money came from the sale of indulgences. Since a belief of Lutheranism is that the only way to achieve salvation is through faith alone and not by buying indulgences, the sales of indulgences most likely decreased because of the increasing popularity of Protestantism. As another result of the new religions that…

movements, so any books in relating to Protestantism were restricted. Along with Italy, the reformation reached them but was never implied. Anyone who showed interest toward lutheranism were exiled from the country. On the other hand, Germany and France favored the new protestant religions. For example, Germany favored Lutheranism because they used Luther as a theologian, during the Germanic Peasants’ Revolts. People in France who favored Calvinism were known as Huguenots “French Calvinist”.…

Ethics & Morality There are many different views throughout the Lutheran denomination of Christianity all over the world, regarding controversial issues such as homosexuality and abortion. For example, the Evangelical Churches in Germany and Sweden support same-sex relationships, while in Africa and Asia, Lutherans have a more conservative view and condemn these relationships as sinful. Disagreements about ordaining homosexual pastors into the Lutheran Church have led to breaking ties between…

Church to be valid such as the sacraments because in the end only faith would bring you into salvation. A major foundation of the Church is for a Catholic to complete all the sacraments, but now since Luther had preached only truly believing God, Lutheranism would branch away from this belief. “IV.-If any one saith, that the sacraments are not necessary unto salvation, but superfluous; and that, without them...men obtain of God, through faith alone, the grace of justification;- though all (the…

now free to believe in any denomination they wanted without being persecuted, they even went on to split Lutheranism into other small sub-categories to fit their preferences. This was a slow step into recognizing that they hold most of the power when they went against their rulers. There was no economic improvement, so the people broke away and created their own religious branch, Lutheranism. Their basis for the religion, was explained in Luther’s book, Luther's Small Catechism, I believe that I…

Christianity and the Reformation The 16th century was the age of the Reformation, it lead to the birth of several new religions and the reform of what was the old Catholic Church. Two of the most well known religious leaders of the time period were Henry VIII from France and Martin Luther from Germany. They became very similar in many ways, while still different in others. While Henry and Luther both used their political advantage and declined the church in their own ways, their motives were…