Write An Essay On The Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation began as a movement by a monk; Martin Luther, to correct the crimes of the Catholic Church. Its roots, however, ran much deeper than that. The Northern Christian Humanists of centuries before believed that the Christian faith had once been a simple religion, alternated through time and incompetent in the pope’s authority. Although Martin Luther meant only to make corrections in the flawed faith, a split occurred in the Christian Church. From the fast spread of Reformation ideas, it is clear that others were concerned with the welfare of the Church as well. Reformers such as Zwingli and Calvin became popular and strived for the right to practice their religion openly. Unfortunately, the religious activities of the time were so confused in the economic, social, and political forces of the …show more content…
Indulgences gave the people a document that said they were forgiven of their sins and that they were bound to go to heaven. With this indulgence came a price, which the priests took from the people with no actual spiritual promise in return. As people were taken of their hard-earned money, Martin Luther wanted to stop it. He convinced the people that the priests were lying to the them and they only wanted their money. This again was another factor to the protestant Reformation. (Doc 5) The 3rd most important reason to the protestant Reformation was Martin Luther himself. He was one to one with the people of Europe and because of that people trusted him. He was a leader to a great amount of people and persuaded the people that the church is corrupt, and how the Christianity being practiced is not true to the laws of Christ. He had the people of Europe looking up to him, and he told the complete truth and shared his beliefs about Christianity. (Doc
The Protestant Reformation began as a movement by a monk; Martin Luther, to correct the crimes of the Catholic Church. Its roots, however, ran much deeper than that. The Northern Christian Humanists of centuries before believed that the Christian faith had once been a simple religion, alternated through time and incompetent in the pope’s authority. Although Martin Luther meant only to make corrections in the flawed faith, a split occurred in the Christian Church. From the fast spread of Reformation ideas, it is clear that others were concerned with the welfare of the Church as well. Reformers such as Zwingli and Calvin became popular and strived for the right to practice their religion openly. Unfortunately, the religious activities of the time were so confused in the economic, social, and political forces of the …show more content…
Indulgences gave the people a document that said they were forgiven of their sins and that they were bound to go to heaven. With this indulgence came a price, which the priests took from the people with no actual spiritual promise in return. As people were taken of their hard-earned money, Martin Luther wanted to stop it. He convinced the people that the priests were lying to the them and they only wanted their money. This again was another factor to the protestant Reformation. (Doc 5) The 3rd most important reason to the protestant Reformation was Martin Luther himself. He was one to one with the people of Europe and because of that people trusted him. He was a leader to a great amount of people and persuaded the people that the church is corrupt, and how the Christianity being practiced is not true to the laws of Christ. He had the people of Europe looking up to him, and he told the complete truth and shared his beliefs about Christianity. (Doc