Was Luther A Revolutionary Or Conservative Essay
"Luther was both a revolutionary and a conservative." Evaluate this statement with respect to Luther's responses to the political and social questions of his day
While some people believe Martin Luther for the most part was a revolutionary, there are also some people to believe him to be a conservative. However you may think of him Luther can be characterized as a revolutionary by his 95 theses, his ability to stand up to the Diet of Worms, and the Confession of Augsburg, while on the flip side he can be characterized as a conservative by how he was against peasant revolts and social change, and his belief in Eucharist as part of the religion. These are all good reasons to believe that he was both a revolutionary, and conservative. …show more content…
Two that he was especially fond for were the stability of the social realm, and Eucharist as part of the church. Luther's' ideas became popular very fast due to the ability of the printing press to print in mass production allowing Luther's ideas to travel through Europe at a very high speed. Though much of Luther's work was for the good it did have some bad side affects. In some cities the people fought/revolted for what they wanted using Luther as the theologian to back up their revolts thinking that Luther would be all for his ideas spreading, but to their dismay Luther was sound to the old-fashioned beliefs of little social change and no peasant revolts. Although Luther saw many flaws in the Roman Catholic way of worship, and seeking forgiveness, he did see a point to Eucharist (Holy Communion/Lord's Supper). He did see a relevance in performing the Lord's Supper as a reminder of the Last Supper that his lord Jesus Christ performed before he died on the cross. He thought of it slightly differently though, he saw it as after the consecration of the bread and wine the later undergo a spiritual change whereby Christ is really present but the bread and wine are not transformed like they are in the catholic
While some people believe Martin Luther for the most part was a revolutionary, there are also some people to believe him to be a conservative. However you may think of him Luther can be characterized as a revolutionary by his 95 theses, his ability to stand up to the Diet of Worms, and the Confession of Augsburg, while on the flip side he can be characterized as a conservative by how he was against peasant revolts and social change, and his belief in Eucharist as part of the religion. These are all good reasons to believe that he was both a revolutionary, and conservative. …show more content…
Two that he was especially fond for were the stability of the social realm, and Eucharist as part of the church. Luther's' ideas became popular very fast due to the ability of the printing press to print in mass production allowing Luther's ideas to travel through Europe at a very high speed. Though much of Luther's work was for the good it did have some bad side affects. In some cities the people fought/revolted for what they wanted using Luther as the theologian to back up their revolts thinking that Luther would be all for his ideas spreading, but to their dismay Luther was sound to the old-fashioned beliefs of little social change and no peasant revolts. Although Luther saw many flaws in the Roman Catholic way of worship, and seeking forgiveness, he did see a point to Eucharist (Holy Communion/Lord's Supper). He did see a relevance in performing the Lord's Supper as a reminder of the Last Supper that his lord Jesus Christ performed before he died on the cross. He thought of it slightly differently though, he saw it as after the consecration of the bread and wine the later undergo a spiritual change whereby Christ is really present but the bread and wine are not transformed like they are in the catholic