Martin Luther: A Simple Pilgrim not a Revolutionary

Martin Luther: A Simple Pilgrim not a Revolutionary Martin Luther's actions lead to the collapse of the most powerful institution of early modern Europe, the Catholic Church, but they were in reality only Luther's own search for an answer to salvation. Luther never had interest in revolution or in anyway being a public revolutionary. His life was devoted to god and to the scripture, he even became a monk. Luther desired to discover the true …

…out only hoping to spread the word of faith in the lord. Throughout his life Luther searched for the correct path to salvation. This path to salvation he realized was faith in the lord. Luther never wished for revolution but simply argued that reform was necessary. He could not however control the impact of his ideas of faith; these ideas plunged him into conflict with Rome and would change the course of Christian history forever.