Compare and Contrast Martin Luther and John Calvin
Title: Compare and Contrast Martin Luther and John Calvin
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 728 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Compare and Contrast Martin Luther and John Calvin
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 728 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Martin Luther and John Calvin were both very important leaders of the Protestant
Reformation. Although they were both against the Roman Catholic Church, they brought about
very different ideas in religion.
Martin Luther founded the group that are today known as Lutherans. He was ordained
a priest in 1507. He dealt with questions dealing with the structure of the church and with its
moral values. These questions were important in Luther's eyes, but the most important
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Presbyterian.
Martin Luther and John Calvin achieved great results, but went about it in different ways.
Luther was more concerned with his own spirituality, and therefore set an example by changing
himself. Calvin on the other hand, was more concerned with changing society and the
government. They both believed in being saved through God's grace, but Calvin believed in
Predestination and the Elect. Martin Luther and John Calvin were both key assets Protestant
Reformation.