Interesting Point:
Firstly, in a realistic sense, they were not connected at all, King never said he had any influence from Luther.
However you can see similarities- King was fighting against what he saw as wrong, and arguably wanted a social, racial reformation whilst Luther wanted a social religious reformation.
About 500 years apart though.
yes they did, basically if you look at the history of martin Luther king and compare it to what is happening today it is the same.
The established church.
.Catholic AnswerM. Luther's ideas were posted in his 95 Theses. See the link below.
Gandhi Actually, didn't he inspire Martin Luther King? I thought it would be somebody eles...well if anyone has any more ideas click improve. (I wrote the question)
John Calvin
I have a dream...
Communion
They both influenced many people and rebelled against the main and 'normal' ideas of the church or government.
Martin Luther
The printing press.
Martin Luther King believed Gandhi's ideas of non-violent resistance could help black people in the US
Martin Luther believed in a separation of church and state. Calvin believed that the church should be the state. Calvin felt that if man had free will, then God was not omnipotent. Martin Luther felt that man could have free will and that did not diminish God's power.