Martin Luther :: History

Martin Luther When studying the facets of westward Civilization, a few recurring questions must be analyzed. Will those in power abuse it? Unfortunately, yes. Does freedom spawn intellectual, technological and social make headway? For the most part, yes. Was Martin Luther, in diachronic terms, a magnanimous ass? Carter Lindberg states in his book The European Reformations, An initial move to control the complicated and mixed reality of the Reformation is to define the terms used for it and the era it covers. In order to secure Luther in the annuals of history as a bad ass, one must not only clarify the characteristics of that title, and also view his accomplishments in a 21st Century butt against of reference. First, it should be determined which historical figures might fall into the category of creation labeled a bad ass. At this point, the common characteristics of a historical bad ass will become evident. Second, after determining these characteristics, they past must be applied to Luther and the result will be forthcoming. practicable historical bad asses (chronologically) Hammurabi, Socrates, Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Marc Antony, Julius Caesar, Jesus Christ, Augustus Casear, Muhammad, William the Conqueror, Genghis Kahn, Leonardo da Vinci, Magellan, Louis XIV, doubting Thomas Jefferson, Vclav Havel, Roberto Baggio and Bill Clinton. Just looking at this shortlist, its observable that most of these men were in a position of power. Except for Socrates, Jesus, Leonardo, Magellan and Baggio, these individuals were in a position of direct political or array ascendency and in some cases both. Lets take a to a greater extent detailed look at Alexander, Hannibal, Jesus, Muhammad and Magellan. Alexander the Great- Son of King Phillip of Macedonia. He was tutored by Aristotle and despite his classical education became one of the greatest military geniuses ever. At the time of this death, Alexander commanded an empire that stretched from the Mediter ranean basin to Persia. Glenn Blackburn, creator of Western Civilization A Concise History Vol. 1, gives this description of Alexander. rough historians believe that he was simply a great military attractor who knew well how to fight and conquer. Others see Alexander as what he claimed to be, an apostle of classical culture who used Greek language and institutions to unify a world-wide empire (p.82). Alexanders greatness was even acknowledged in the motion picture Die Hard. The films antagonist, Hans Gruber remarks, And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept.