Martin Luther did not support the Peasant's Revolt of 1524. He never took part in the revolt and he encouranged peasants to obey their lords and nobles. The reason nobles and landlords frowned upon Martin Luther was the fact that he started the Reformation Era, one of the causes sparking the boldness in peasants to start Peasant's Revolt.
Martin Luther's ideas were questioning the church and this led to the peasants rioting against the church because they realized that the Catholics weren't always right. !
The German peasants in the countryside flocked to the Luther's camp. They also backed Luther's criticism of the authority of the Roman Church.
Luther refused to support the peasants rebellion.
Martin Luther initially expressed some sympathy for the grievances of the peasants during the German Peasants' War, seeing their demands for reform as a reflection of broader social injustices. However, as the rebellion escalated into violence, Luther became increasingly critical of the uprising, ultimately condemning it. He believed that the use of force was an unacceptable means to achieve reform and argued for order and authority. Therefore, while he acknowledged the peasants' plight, he did not support the rebellion itself.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther's ideas were questioning the church and this led to the peasants rioting against the church because they realized that the Catholics weren't always right. !
Luther refused to support the peasants rebellion.
The German peasants in the countryside flocked to the Luther's camp. They also backed Luther's criticism of the authority of the Roman Church.
Luther's debate with the pope was so famous that even peasants in the countryside had heard about it. They liked what they heard about Luther. The life of a peasant had always been hard, but in the 1520s, it was terrible. The crops had been poor for several years. On top of that, noble landowners increased the taxes that peasants had to pay. Because of their suffering, Luther's ideas stirred the peasants to revolt. If Luther had a right to rebel against an unjust pope, then the peasants must have a right to stand up to greedy nobles. The peasants began by listing their demands. Like Luther, they based their ideas on The Bible. One leader said the peasants would no longer work for the nobles, "unless it should be shown us from the Gospel that we are serfs."
Martin Luther initially expressed some sympathy for the grievances of the peasants during the German Peasants' War, seeing their demands for reform as a reflection of broader social injustices. However, as the rebellion escalated into violence, Luther became increasingly critical of the uprising, ultimately condemning it. He believed that the use of force was an unacceptable means to achieve reform and argued for order and authority. Therefore, while he acknowledged the peasants' plight, he did not support the rebellion itself.
He responded with anger, yet also with sympathy towards some of the peasants' grievances.
Luther's debate with the pope was so famous that even peasants in the countryside had heard about it. They liked what they heard about Luther. The life of a peasant had always been hard, but in the 1520s, it was terrible. The crops had been poor for several years. On top of that, noble landowners increased the taxes that peasants had to pay. Because of their suffering, Luther's ideas stirred the peasants to revolt. If Luther had a right to rebel against an unjust pope, then the peasants must have a right to stand up to greedy nobles. The peasants began by listing their demands. Like Luther, they based their ideas on The Bible. One leader said the peasants would no longer work for the nobles, "unless it should be shown us from the Gospel that we are serfs."
Luther's debate with the pope was so famous that even peasants in the countryside had heard about it. They liked what they heard about Luther. The life of a peasant had always been hard, but in the 1520s, it was terrible. The crops had been poor for several years. On top of that, noble landowners increased the taxes that peasants had to pay. Because of their suffering, Luther's ideas stirred the peasants to revolt. If Luther had a right to rebel against an unjust pope, then the peasants must have a right to stand up to greedy nobles. The peasants began by listing their demands. Like Luther, they based their ideas on The Bible. One leader said the peasants would no longer work for the nobles, "unless it should be shown us from the Gospel that we are serfs."
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Luther's Admonition to Peace was written in May 1525 as a response to the Twelve Articles of the Peasants in Swabia. It was a call for reconciliation and urged both the rulers and the peasants to seek peace instead of resorting to violence in the Peasants' War.