Lutheranism

John Calvin, would eventually mimic and adapt. Erasmus lived and wrote in a period of change, causing his writings to be accepted and built on. Arguably, the reformer who benefited the most from Erasmus’s writings is Martin Luther, the founder of Lutheranism. Other Protestant religions are based off of Luther’s original model, meaning that people today are still affected by the teachings of Erasmus and Luther. Throughout his colloquies Erasmus portrays several important religious themes such as…

of years. Martin Luther was born around 1483 in Wittenberg, Germany and later became a priest at the church there. He challenges the Catholic Church on spiritual beliefs but also on some policy issues. Martin Luther will found a religion called Lutheranism based on his beliefs. Martin Luther believes in some very radical ideas that could free people from under the thumb of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther believes that the belief in God and Jesus Christ is all that is needed to go to heaven.…

states in the sixteenth century led to clashes between Lutheran princes and princes remained Catholic under the leadership of Emperor Charles V. In 1555, the Peace of Augsburg suspended hostilities by requiring each state religion of its prince. Lutheranism continued to grow until 1570 while Calvinism new confession not recognized by the Peace of Augsburg, was spreading. The Frederick III, Elector of the Palatinate made it the religion of their states. Catholic reconquest made tensions rise:…

This statement showed that he believed that salvation could not be bought but received through faith alone. In 1520 he issues an Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation to gain the support of German nobles who he knew were power hungry. Martin Luther informed them that the Catholic Church was abusing its power and deceiving Christians. He states “It has been devised that the Pope, bishops, priests, and monks are called the spiritual estate; princes, lords, artificers, and…

The Age of Exploration and the Protestant Reformation had made great influences on the spread of printing presses throughout Europe. The spread of printing presses influenced writers, explorers and artists. Before the press, everything was expensive and hand written. There were only a few copies of everything. Explorers in the 1400s and 1500s had few, hand drawn, unrealistic maps to base their travel and explorations off of. Although the printing press made major consequences on both exploration…

Whilst Martin Luther read the Letters of Paul in the New testament the main message Luther gained from his reading of the text was that Paul preached that to enter all individuals needed to do was just whole heartedly believe in God and having a strong faith is the only essential they needed to enter the gates of heaven. As a result of this Martin Luther began to make changes when he journeyed around preaching to the public that Paul’s ideology was incorrect and that may of the rituals and…

The process Plato describes in the “Allegory of the Cave” is applicable to Luther and Calvin’s process to obtaining knowledge. In Luther and Calvin’s case, the shadows the prisoners see in the cave, are the Roman Catholic teachings. As they have only been exposed to Roman Catholic teachings, the teachings become their only truth. When the prisoner is exposed directly to the Bible, he will be liberated from knowing only the Roman Catholic teachings, and start to build his own perspective on the…

The Mormon religion is very different from Lutheranism, Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and many more. Although Lutheranism, Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodoxy have their differences, they have one very important fact in common; they are part of the Christian faith. Mormons, however, are not, due to some of their beliefs. Although it is not explicitly said, Jon Krakauer's, Under the Banner of Heaven, demonstrates how Mormonism is not a part of the Christian faith by explaining the…

information from his studies, Luther began to question the doctrines of the church and the way the Pope religiously governed the church. The misleading of information given to the people, provoked them to depend heavily on the Pope. The establishment of Lutheranism arose when Luther saw the corruptness of the church. This was the first religion to break away from the Catholic church. Although he broke away, he still opted to challenge the erroneous of the papacy. During the…

to him because he believes that God will help them if they do not try to destroy the Christian faith by themselves. In their opinion, by including the separation of themselves and Rome, had major relevance on the success of Lutheranism. Luther’s writing helped Lutheranism develop during the…