Martin Luther and John Calvin

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1. According to Spielvogel (2011) in the age of Renissance philosophers started to categorize themselves with intellectual Christianity people. Spielvogel says that it was civil rights movement that brought Luther's efforts to change the unchallenged authority of church brought the reformation of Protestants. He allowed clergy men to marry that were needed to eradicate growing frustration and posted his 95 Theses. Calvin brought Zwinglian insistence upon literal reading about Christian Scriptures and helped people understand Gospel of Jesus Christ.

2. Luther was basically against the Catholic Churches and the affiliated corruption in those times. Especially in the case of clergy men who were frequently indulging in unfair activities. He spent most of his time in confession that made him question as to what makes a clergy man different not make sins. Spielvogel (2011) says that he firmly rejected the idea of clergymen not marrying.

3. According to Calvin, the God alone is the creator including every material and living thing. He first created 'indigested mass' and made that non-living things. The world made in progression with refining the old approaches which the God has adopted. Therefore He has all the rights to make changes in the creation sine He is the one who made the entire world (Walker, 2009). Spielvogel (2011) confirms in his book that the supremacy of God will remain unchallenged.

4. According to Spielvogel (2011) there was Leonardo da Vinci the merit artist whose paintings till astonish the world. It is written, “Renissance artist assumed the ersatz of nature their major goal.” There were two trends in the renaissance art; themes and symbolism. The artists were interested in showing the reality through themes. The religious altarpieces and fresco cycles were quite famous in those times. Themes gave them another idea ...