Title: How did Martin Luther react to the Peasants War in 1524?
Headings: How did Martin Luther react to the Peasants War in 1524?
Asked by: Zetta Quiñones
How did Martin Luther react to the Peasants War in 1524?

Content: One may also ask, what did Martin Luther say about the peasants? When the peasants rise up against the oppressive rule of the nobility and clergy in 1524, they believe they have the Reformer on their side. They take his combative slogan: A Christian is a free lord over all things and subject to none, literally, and feel emboldened to fight for their rights. Keeping this in view, how did the Reformation cause the peasants war? Peasants' War, (1524–25) peasant uprising in Germany. Inspired by changes brought by the Reformation, peasants in western and southern Germany invoked divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. As the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. Why did Luther not support the peasants revolt? Luther argued that work was the chief duty on earth;