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The Protestant Reformation lasted from 1517 to 1648. During the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church was an extremely powerful, unifying force of the people. As a result, the pope acted as the intermediary between men and God. As the Church gained more and more power, it began to use corrupt methods to earn money and control the mass. When the Church need to finance its large building projects for Renaissance artists, it sold indulgences. Indulgences were "tickets" that saved humans from going to the purgatory. Land owning nobles' wealth and power were being exploited as the Church grew. This set the stage confrontation of those called Protestants to the corrupt nature of the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther, a German monk, led this movement with a group of followers calling them Lutherans. Luther nailed a list of 95 Thesis on the church door, outlining his frustration with the current Church corruption. He declared that salvation was not granted by indulgences, but through grace.This revolutionary concept reduced the role of the Church as an exclusive intermediary. Luther's ideas spread widely, with the help of the printing press.
Lutherans began to separate themselves from the Catholic Church and developed a new theology asserting their own biblical interpretations. John Calvin led a strong Protestant group by preaching "predestination" stating that God had predetermined an ultimate destiny for all people, and only those who preached would be saved.
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∙ 13y agoMartin Luthers role in the reformation was to force the church to let Humanism be allowed. Humanism is free-thinking. He wanted people to be able to be humanist and not have to follow the church. He also created the 95 theses and stapled it to the church door because he wanted to correct what he saw as the church's mistakes.
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∙ 13y agoMartin Luther started the Protestant reformation in Germany with his writing and nailing of the "95 Thesis" to the Castle Church in Wittenberg, and with his writing of the first bible in the vernacular language.
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∙ 12y agohe fought for equal rights and equalism for the blacks
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How would you evaluate Martin Luthers speech?
Relates to Protestant reformation . Nothing to do with Negroes
Who was Martin Luthers arch enemy?
Johann Eck was the chief opponent of Matin Luther, the priest in Germany, who started the Protestanrt Reformation. He was the prochancellor of Ingolstadt.
What was martin luthers crimes against the church?
Heresy
Martin Luthers favorite sport?
martin liked football , baseball, wrestling,and running
What was Martin Luthers name before it was martin?
Martin Luther King Jr was born Michael Luther King, Jr.
What was luthers role in the reformation?
Martin Luthers role in the reformation was to force the church to let Humanism be allowed. Humanism is free-thinking. He wanted people to be able to be humanist and not have to follow the church. He also created the 95 theses and stapled it to the church door because he wanted to correct what he saw as the church's mistakes.
What does the author claim is at the heart of Martin Luthers' call for a reformation?
class division
How would you evaluate Martin Luthers speech?
Relates to Protestant reformation . Nothing to do with Negroes
What is Martin Luthers religion called?
Lutherans are Martin Luthers religion.
Is Obama one of Martin Luthers kids?
No, Martin Luther was a German monk who started the Reformation of the Catholic Church and the Protestant Movement during the Renaissance. This happened in the early 16th century.
Who was Martin Luthers arch enemy?
Johann Eck was the chief opponent of Matin Luther, the priest in Germany, who started the Protestanrt Reformation. He was the prochancellor of Ingolstadt.
What were some of the effects of the printing press development in Europe?
well one big one was when the printing press printed martin luthers 95 thesis. which led to the reformation.
What are Martin Luther kings achivments?
what are Martin Luthers achievements
What has the author Hartmann Grisar written?
Hartmann Grisar has written: 'Martin Luthers leben' -- subject(s): Reformation 'Luther' 'Rom beim Ausgang der antiken Welt' -- subject(s): Civilization, Papacy, History 'Martin Luthers Leben und sein Werk' -- subject(s): Reformation 'Martin Luther' 'Luther' -- subject(s): religion, christianity, protestant 'Rom beim Ausgang der antiken Welt' -- subject(s): Civilization, Papacy, History 'Luther'
What was in martin luthers king life?
Segregation
What was martin's kids names?
Martin Luthers kids names are unknown.
What did martin Luther john Calvin and Henry viii all played a key role in?
....Reformation.
