Charles and Luther 1522-1530 Flashcards
Which 5 groups were attracted to Lutheranism?
Radical reforming groups, townspeople, peasants, German nationalists, princes of the HRE
Give examples of radical reforming groups
Karlstradt, the Zwickau Prophets, Zwingli
Why were radical reforming groups attracted to Lutheranism
Luther’s belief in sola fide and sola scriptura directly criticised the ‘traditions’ that were not in the NT e.g Indulgences, role of the papacy, some sacraments. This inspired those who wanted to take his reforming ideas even further
Why were townspeople attracted to Lutheranism?
2 developments laid the groundwork for Luther:
- clerical privileges were highly reserved
- sermons were of especially poor quality
Luther’s ideas put more money into the pockets of merchants and provided the literate with freedom to read the Word of God
Why were peasants attracted to Lutheranism?
On Christian Liberty (1520) “A Christian man is the most free lord of all and subject to none”. With Luther as their national hero, peasants began to demand social reform
