Lutheranism, Calvinism and Anabaptism

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This paper outlines the evolution of reformative religious thought by comparing, contrasting and outlining early versions of Protestantism - Lutheranism, Calvinism and Anabaptism. It looks at how the Renaissance started the concept of the spirituality of man and how it whet their appetite for knowledge, understanding, self -awareness and a general re-assessment of both their moral and spiritual values, including their personal relationship with God.

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"Luther was an affront to the entire modi operandi of the Roman Catholic Church and thus needed to silenced but silenced he was not. Lutheranism was "pro-state" and therefore appealing to princes and aristocrats who were willing to exploit the religion in order to fulfill political agendas. It was equally appealing to peasants looking for a way to raise their status and quality of life, as to the humanists who found it to be a return to the "spirit of the early church" because of its placement of the Scriptures and disdain for elaborate ceremony. Had Luther been a more enigmatic figure and less of an obsessive personality, Lutheranism would have probably been more powerful and widespread, however, in contrast to John Calvin; Luther preferred to leave the actual reformation to play out on its own, allowing the Church to launch a counter-reformation and win back converts. "

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