Renissance+Religion

Martin Luther Martin Luther, founder of the Lutheran faith sparked the Reformation by posting his ninety-five thesis upon the door of the Wittenburg church. Luther knew what he was doing was bold and put him at great risk. Although many church officials agreed with many of his reforms the denied his proposition that the bible is the only source of religious truth, and that priests were not a source. At first met with resistance from the church, the German provinces were allowed to choose the Religion of their province. Luther made a step towards religious freedom. ||= John Calvin John Calvin, founder of the Calvinist faith was one of the church reformers shared many of the ideas of Martin Luther, but their ideas differed in one main way. Calvin beleived in predestination, the belief that those who will be saved have already been chosen by god and that god is everywhere and in everything. Although not a popular reformer today many faiths owe a debt to Calvin and his reforms. || The Council of Trent The Council of Trent was a meeting of officials of the Roman Catholic Church. The main goal of the Council was to push back the protestant tide. This was attemped by the strengthening of the Inquisition and the putting back into practice strict rules and regulations for the church. Overall the council did not weaken protestant religions, but it did strengthen the catholic church. ||
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