Renaissance+and+Reformation+Religion

Martin Luther was a Protestant and one of the most known. He protested the Church and posted the 95 Theses on the Wittenburg Church. The theses stated reforms for the Church. The Church forced Martin to recant his beliefs, or be faced with death. He did but continued to oppose the Church.Luther created the Lutheran Church.



John Calvin started Calvinism. Calvinism was a new religion that believed in predestination. They believed that when you were born, you were picked to either go to heaven or hell. Calvinism taught that it didn't matter what you did in your life, you were already decided to go to heaven or hell. This counteracted the Lutheran religion that Martin Luther brought into being.