Martin Luther and John Calvin are two ingenious reformers. Evidently‚ the two reformers shared a variety of similarities as well as an abundance of differences. Listing every similarity would not help one see the reason Luther and Calvin are compared often. Listing every difference would not help one see the reason we contrast Luther and Calvin. Evidence of Luther and Calvin’s relation lies in their one goal: religious independence. Martin Luther and John Calvin are not compared so often because
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Famous Personalities John Calvin: The Successor Of The Reformation Martin Luther’s successor as the Protestant leader made an effect on the key teachings of Protestantism. Because John Calvin was 26 years younger than Luther‚ he represented the up-and-coming Reformers. Although Luther was German and Calvin was French their joined impact on Europe was extremly influential. Calivin was extremly influenced by Luther but let his own idealogy pave the paths towards a new church as Martin Luther’s
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Martin Luther and John Calvin were two religious reformers who were similar in that they both believed that religious authority rested in the Bible. But‚ they had different views of sacraments and religious doctrines. During the 16th and 17th centuries‚ Lutheranism and Calvinism began to gain a lot of attention. Both these men were leading influences of the Protestant Reformation‚ which was a time period when people began to question the church and how government and society should be adhered. The
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John Calvin (1509-1564)‚ was a French Theologian‚ he brought deep changes to the Reformation. By 1530‚ Went to Geneva to help the city split from the Roman Catholic Church. But Calvin’s reforms were not welcome by those in power‚ and he left the city in 1538. When he returned in 1541‚ he instituted radical reform into the church structure and exerted religious authority over the state. His reforms quickly became known as Calvinism and spread throughout Europe‚ where they heavily influenced Protestant
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Martin Luther was born on November 10‚ 1483 in Eisleben Germany. His father was Hans Luther‚ a miner married to Margarete Luther‚ Martin’s mother. Hans was determined for Martin to study law and eventually become a lawyer. Martin attended grammar school and once he graduated fulfilled his fathers wishes by attending law school. He then proceeded to drop out of law school‚ the story goes he was in a bad storm and was afraid he was not going to survive‚ he dropped to his knees and said “Help! Saint
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Similar to Luther‚ Calvin started his career studying law‚ but ended up “experiencing his crisis of faith” (Text‚ 464). He began to examine Martin Luther’s works and gained his ideas off Luther. Calvin agreed with Luther “if God is almighty and humans cannot earn their salvation by good works‚ then no Christian can be certain of salvation;” however‚ he disagreed on the idea that sinners could gain salvation (Text‚ 464). In “Article Concerning Predestination‚” Calvin explained his doctrine of
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repudiation of tenets of the councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon. The presence of a printing press in a city by 1500 made Protestant adoption by 1600 far more likely. In Switzerland‚ the schooling of the reformers and especially those of Zwingli and Calvin had a huge effect‚ despite the constant fights between the different divisions of the Reformation. Contrary to happenings in Germany‚ a motion began in the Swiss Confederation with the direction of Huldrych Zwingli. Although the two movements agreed
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