Martin Luther and John Calvin

The Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century produces many differing views on religion. The Catholic Church didn't change much until the Counter Reformation, which probably helped to encourage the Protestants. The Protestants not only disagreed with the Catholic Church about their religion, but they also disagreed amongst themselves. Two of the more prominent Protestants of the time were Martin Luther and John Calvin, whose views sometimes coincided, and sometimes did not. Martin Luther was one …

…John Calvin agreed on many subjects, some very significant disagreements make their religions quite different. While Luther believed in the Church being subordinate to the State, Calvin believed that they should be one in the same. Calvin, being a firm believer in predestination, differed with Luther in that there was no hope for those who had sinned; it was already said that they would go to Hell. In Luther's religion, however, there was still hope.