Martin Luther Page 2

Many ideas of the Renaissance like humanism, individualism and secularism stimulated a strong critique of the churchs policy and the clergys behaviour. Many people regarded it as a scandal that the catholic church sold indulgences. Indulgences were documents, stamped by the church which could reduce your sins. People who bought indulgences believed that this document…

The Protestant reformation was a time when Martin Luther, a theology teacher and concerned Catholic, began speaking out against the Church. His primary discrepancy was with the indulgences that they were selling. By speaking out against the Church Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Church. The German princes that gave him refuge because the saw…

The Protestant Reformation and the Counter-Reformation have been two very significant events in European history. They are a vitally important part of the Renaissance. They marked the point at which the power of the Church was decreasing and the power of monarchs increasing. The Protestant Reformation began from Martin Luther. Martin Luther had once once…