Title: Why did Martin Luther go against the peasants in 1525 | History Forum
Headings: Why did Martin Luther go against the peasants in 1525
Why did Martin Luther go against the peasants in 1525
Jake10
pikeshot1600
Jake10
gaius valerius
Sankari
Bismarck
Jake10
gaius valerius
Pancho35
gaius valerius

Content: Lutheranism at this point acquired that character of submissiveness to the state which went to play such an important role in German statebuilding. Christian liberty was individual and purely spiritual - in all other worldly matters a good Christian was one who knew his place, which was translated into perfect obedience to established authority. Lutheranism, much more then Catholicism had ever been or then Calvinism would be, was the defender of the state and established authority. Last edited: Apr 19, 2011
Sankari
Ad Honorem
Mar 2011
3,340
6th Century Constantinople
Apr 19, 2011
#5
To be honest, Luther just didn't like peasants very much. He was never truly a man of the people. Luther saw the revolt as threat to the natural social order, and the institutions he valued. He was happy to provide the peasants with God's Word, but when it came to improving their situation in life, he didn't give a toss. Bismarck
Ad Honorem
Dec 2009
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rangiora
Apr 19, 2011
#6
gaius valerius said: Cause Martin Luther was a man of the establishment.