The Impact of Martin Luther’s Reformation on German National Consciousness
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- 10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_121How to use a DOI?
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- Martin Luther; Reformation; Germany; National Consciousness
- Abstract
At the beginning of the 16th century, many countries in Europe began to establish centralized power and gradually formed independent sovereign states. They tried to escape the control of the Holy See, effectively limiting the flow of wealth from their countries to Rome. The exception was Germany, which was still in the feudalism of “Holy Roman Empire”. The “Holy Roman Empire” was not a unified political entity, but was made up of several vassal states. Therefore, it was difficult for Germany to form a strong force against the Holy See, and it had to be subjected to the corrupt Catholic Church. It was at that time that Martin Luther protested against the Holy See and began to advocate the Reformation. This paper takes Luther’s religious reform as the research object, demonstrates its theoretical basis and concrete measures, and explains the reasons why the vassals, the nobles and the peasants of Germany supported the religious reform, aiming to reveal the role of Luther’s religious reform in promoting the German national consciousness.
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TY - CONF AU - Shuai Guo PY - 2023 DA - 2023/10/31 TI - The Impact of Martin Luther’s Reformation on German National Consciousness BT - Proceedings of the 2023 7th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2023) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1094 EP - 1100 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_121 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_121 ID - Guo2023 ER -