Martin Luther
Kjerstine Martin
HIST 101-04F
May 1, 2016
Thu-ba-lump. A single horse’s hooves hit against the dirt as he runs down the road. Thu-ba-lump. Thunder claps overhead. Thu-ba-lump. Lightning pierces the ground, startling the horse and throwing the rider from it. On his knees, frightened for his life, he calls out into the storm, “Help me, St. Anne! I will become a monk! (Christian History Magazine Staff, 2000)” While no one knows exactly what happened on this day, it was quite possibly one of the most life-changing days in Martin Luther’s life. For he escaped the storm unhurt, and as he had promised to God, he would join the monkhood (Harrison, 2002). Of course, his entry into the Church was just the beginning of a long journey that he was about to embark on in becoming one of the most influential men in history. Though living in sixteenth-century Germany, Martin Luther had one of the most significant influences upon the western world not only by arguing the Bible – not the Church – as the ultimate authority over people and that each believer a member of the priesthood, but also by challenging, and ultimately breaking, the crippling hold that the Church had on the people of his time. Martin Luther was born in 1483 Germany, a terribly dark time in their history. In Western Europe, the Spanish Inquisition was just getting started, and in Eastern Europe, the Plague was still traveling through towns and wiping out populations. When Luther was born, only one
Martin Luther was a man of great thought and constantly went against the feelings and views of other people of his time. Martin Luther was born on November 10th in 1483, in the Saxon town of Eisleben located in Germany. Martin was born of mother Margrethe, who many of his enemies thought of as being a whore and a bath attendant, yet Martin recalled her later on in life as someone who was hardworking and very able and willing to punish him if he had done wrong. Martin Luther grew up in the middle-class range and wasn't born into great wealth like many other great scholars of his time were like such as Girolamo Savonarola, who's family was rich before his birth around Luther’s time. Martin Luther’s father's name was Han's Luder, which later
Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Saxony which is located in Germany on November 10, 1483 (“Martin Luther- Biography”). Luther was born into humble living, with his parents were peasants. Luther’s dad was a miner and did not want his son to mine as well, so he sent Luther to school at the age of seven with hopes of him becoming a lawyer. Luther continued onto that path until he experienced a life-altering event. In 1505 Luther was caught in a thunderstorm and became so afraid he frantically prayed for mercy on his life. In his anguished prayer, he promised St. Anne (the patron Saint of miners) that he would become a monk if the storm subsided. The storm passed, and thus Luther’s journey began. Luther became a monk and spent several
Martin Luther was born on November 10th, 1483 in Eisleben, Germany (Michael J. O’Neal/Sydney Jones, 225). According to a legend, Martin Luther was riding a horse when a storm struck and he was hit by lightening. He said: “Help, Sainte Anne! I’ll become a monk.” He was saved and made an Augustinian monk (Michael J. O’Neal/Sydney Jones, 226). Two years later, Luther was ordained and began teaching at the University of Wittenberg. In 1512 he earned a doctorate in theology (Lutheranism).
Martin Luther the founding father of Protestantism, born in 1483 originally sought a career in law but due to an event in his life he pursued a life as a Monk. Moreover, he was the type of man that once he resigned his self to a task he gave it his all and excelled beyond the requirements. In fact, many of his comrades remarked about his dedication and zeal which led to his indepth studies of the scripture. During his studies, he discovered the true blight of man being born into sin therefore any mercy shown by God would be underserved. In contrast, the current teaching of the church was that a good standing with God could only be achieved by works. Furthermore, these works included donating large sums of money by its parishioners, leading
Have you ever began to wonder how people were first educated, or where worldly knowledge stemmed from? One of the most major events that allowed this to occur was the Transformation Period, which consisted of the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. Firstly, the Renaissance was simply a rebirth of art, music and literature, and other things that revived culture in Europe. The Reformation was a major event that was caused by Martin Luther’s 95 Theses that forever changed the Catholic Church, and the Scientific Revolution was as it sounds - a revolution of scientific thinking and understanding. Lastly, the Enlightenment was a period of people allowing themselves to be enlightened by the views of others, and simply seeing the world from another perspective. Martin Luther was the most influential man of his time, because he assisted majorly to create the Reformation, which the Catholic Church would not have been the same without. John Locke influenced the modern day world incredibly, especially our US government. His political theory that the government should protect the natural rights of those giving it the consent to govern did influence the Transformation Period, but the United States establishing documents were influenced even more heavily since the idea of natural rights of humans in the Declaration Of Independence originated from him.
Martin Luther was born on the 10th of November in 1483 in the small town of Eisleben, Germany. Today, he is a very famous figure in his hometown because of his major role in the Reformation, a movement to try and change the Roman Catholic Church’s ways. Martin had questioned many motives and practices of the church. He mainly had a problem with the church selling indulgences. Indulgences were when the church would tell God to forgive the
Martin Luther’s original movement towards the reform of the church was a major turning point in history. After the Protestant reformation, political, social, and economical changes affected regions. Some of these effects hindered the progression of the civilizations and sometimes had the potential to reduce the effects of religion. When Martin Luther opposed ideas of the church, he led a movement of protest and violence that questioned the intentions of the church. After Luther studied Christianity, he realized that the church was not as legitimate as it was supposed to be. When he argued against their values, the church had the wrong intentions and believed that Luther was trying to oppose the Church. The same message spread to his supporters
Martin Luther was born on November 10th, 1483 to Hans and Margarethe Luther. He was born in Eisleben, Germany near the Hartz Mountains. He was born in a common middle-age house, high roof that was all red tile, windows made of a substance called horn, or a translucent type of marble, and dirt floors. Even though Luther was born in Eisleben, he was only raised there until he was six months old. When he was six months old his family moved to Mansfeld, Germany. Here Luther’s father became a successful miner. His father took Luther to school while he was still very young. Martin lived in the village’s lower half, and the school was located in the upper part. This resulted in Luther’s father carrying Luther to school every day, and when his father
Luther was born into a poor, peasant German family where he was taught to pray to God and to respect the church and the priests.Becoming a monk, he entered a monastery at Erfurt in 1505.
Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Saxony (which is now southeast Germany), on November 10th, 1483. By lineage, Luther’s family was poor, but Hans was successful as a miner. They all soon moved to Mansfeld, as Hans held ore deposits there. As a child, Luther knew no joy, since his mother beat him until his blood flowed, and his father once beat him so ruthlessly, that Luther ran away. Though it was because of all the beatings that he got that made Luther want to run away to a monastery to become a monk.
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Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany on November 10, 1483. Lutheran father, Hans Luther was of peasant decent. Though he did have minors successes in mining and ore smelting. Hans wanted his son to have a better life by being a lawyer. At the age of seven Martin started school in Mansfield. At the age of 14 he went north to Magdeburg, where he continued his studies. Then again in 1498, he moved to Eisenach and began studying grammar, rhetoric, and logics.
Throughout written history, vast changes in social, political, and economic establishments have been sparked by extraordinary people or conditions. Often, these changes mark a turning point in the progress of civilization as new ideas are formed, new governments raised, or new discoveries put to use in the interest of progress. Whether these pivotal moments in history may be due to a single nonconforming person or a vast,radical multitude, each turning point has certain specific influences and outcomes whichshaped the world for innumerable years.On of history’s most major changes occurred in the 1500s, through the work of aman named Martin Luther. A devout German monk, Martin Luther evey sparked
Martin Luther was born in the town of Eisleben in east-central Germany. We should however speak of Germany as it was spoken of it that era, because Germany was a geographical expression used in the Middle Ages, so instead of saying Germany the correct expression would be German lands. These lands were divided again and again .they were also ruled and misruled by many princes in the land. The princes rich or poor would compete with each other for the most local power. There were however a few imperial cities, like Nuremberg and Strasbourg governed by small town councils. These special towns were responsible for reporting to the Emperor himself. These towns were virtually independent. There were however a few German territories, like Austria. Germany was a violent. Many battles began for worthless honor and empty spoils.
Arguably one of the most recognizable names in Church history, Martin Luther rattled the cages of the legalistic, heretical Roman Catholic authorities, and enabled the masses to encounter God in a more direct way from that point on. The New Westminster Dictionary of Spirituality describes him as, ““An Augustinian Eremite friar and theology professor at Wittenberg, who emerged as the principal guide and spokesman of the Protestant Reformation, giving his name to the strongest wing of that movement… predominantly regarded as church leader, reformer and innovator.” Martin Luther’s life and theology have forever changed and shaped the way Christian’s view and value faith and works through his writing and hand in the reformation.