Lutheranism

As a Christian who has gone through years of Lutheran studies, I could think of many miraculous achievements made by Martin Luther. Although I am strong in my Faith, I am not blind to the numerous flaws during this time period. There are many issues to the Protestant Reformation, i.e. the millions brutally killed during this time. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation were vital religious and political revolutions of the 14th and 15th century, across all nations. I would argue that the…

In 1440 johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. This invention was important enough to put on the timeline because the printing press was an i easier and more efficient way to print books and copies. This helped with the spear of lutheranism because the bible was then able to be printed in multiple copies in germany so that people could understand it and see where luther was coming from. 1483 was an extremely important day because this was the day martin luther was born! Even though…

Boston has this listed as a Gothic piece, it was done in Germany during the Northern Renaissance period. It reflects the religious symbolism and alter pieces that were popular during this time leading into the Protestant Reformation and eventually Lutheranism in Germany. The full Moon lights this majestic and beautiful scene of the harvest. The extremely bright, Harvest Moon occurs in late September or early October and has aided many teams of harvesters in their mission. Mason’s landscape…

world and religion as a whole. Today, it is still a very large and popular religion, but nowhere near the size that it was before. The protestant reformation caused the creation of many new branches of Christianity. Protestantism, Calvinism, and Lutheranism were some of these new religions that formed after the reformation. As of 2001, there were an estimated 21,000 Christian denominations, according to the World Christian Encyclopedia. The Reformation allowed for these groups to become larger. …

Martin Luther lived in Germany and his father was would encourage him to study law and become a lawyer as was practical during his time. One day he was walking along the road and lightning struck a tree near him and the explosion blew him away but that day he realized that God had saved him. It was due to this religious event that he felt inspired to become a monk. Luther was afraid of the possibility of not going into heaven and because of this fear turned to the Bible for comfort. He…

Nationality. Kepler came from a poor family but his intelligence got him a scholarship to the University of Tübingen to study for the Lutheran ministry. Kepler's family was Lutheran and he adhered to the Augsburg Confession a defining document for Lutheranism. During the Thirty-Years War he refused to sign the Formula of Concord which lead him to be excluded from the sacrament in the Lutheran Church. He then refused to convert to Catholicism which left him alienated during the war. Kepler was…

Martin Luther is one of the greatest religious leaders the world has ever seen and is thought to have been the spark to the Reformation. Some people viewed Martin as a heretic, but the other people saw him as a supporter of religious freedom and truth. The Lutheran church branch is named after him so many people in todays society credit him as the most influential person to help shape the state of Protestant Christian religion. He was a pious German monk and theologian. Martin disagreed with…

opinions about the church. As Martin Luther expressed his ideas more and more "Lutheranism began to spread across northern Europe, it spread faster than even Luther could control. In 1519, Charles V of Hapsburg added Austria to his dynastic inheritance but he was facing many struggles including the beginning of the nationalist revolts in northern Europe. Charles the V was "compounded by his difficulties and the rise of Lutheranism," so Charles condemned Luther as a ‘ notorious heretic '.…

Martin Luther Martin Luther was born on November 10th, 1483, in Eisleben Germany. His father was a hard working miner, who wanted Martin to become a lawyer. So, because of his father’s wishes, he studied to be a lawyer at the University of Erfurt and graduated with a BA in 1505. Then, during the same year, he was caught in a violent thunderstorm, and during the storm he fell to the ground when lightning hit the ground close to where he stood. Martin Luther then cried out (for he was afraid…

turn to religion or some sort of belief. During the Enlightenment, most Europeans or Americans believed either in some form of Christianity or Catholicism whether it be Protestantism, Puritanism, Anglicanism, Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, Lutheranism and Pietism to name a few. There were more held beliefs and different reformations during the creation of America, but those are just a few to name. Traditional religions such as Christianity teach us that we each as individuals have a…