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The Impact of Martin Luther’s Reformation on German National Consciousness

Authors
Shuai Guo1, *
1School of Humanities, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 279798965@qq.com
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Shuai Guo
Available Online 31 October 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_121How to use a DOI?
Keywords
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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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2023 7th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
31 October 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_121
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2352-5398
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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