Reformation+and+Spiritulism


 * Barbarette Russell**
 * History 220**

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 * Spiritualism Of the Reformation**
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__**Argument:**__ How does spiritualism of the reformation exist in the16th Century and Who was the people who believe in spiritualism? How does it relate to our society today?

Spiritualism is the doctrine and practices of those people who so believe in the dean returning to the presence of man. In the Reformations it refers to a type of religion that minimizes the important of external forms of the authority of the written word of Scripture. Spiritualism can found in may places in the Reformation period through Martin Luther. He were not founders of churches and it organization, but they influence the reformation in a great way.

During the 1489-1561, Caspar Schwenckfeld a well landowner and a follower of Luther believed that man who is justified by faith is not a sinner, but can keep God commandments and achieve salvation. He also renounce the doctrine of the presence of Christ in the bread and wine at the Lord's Supper, in which spiritual interpretation according to which Christ feeds the soul spiritually but not physically. Schwenckfeld did not or somewhat believe in the importance of the external rite of baptism not like the Anabaptist. He did not agree with water baptism where it had been performed in infant, and he did not accept believers' baptist. He believe that Christian and the state should do charity work, participate in education, and do work with the public. He also believed that man could be restored to his original self by faith that believes in Christ and understand the Word spiritual in the Bible. Schwenckfeld believe that the church was spiritual and invisible. You believe in Christ through your own faith and not by space or building. He did not attend any churches nor try to find any one.



In the 1499-1542 there is another spiritualist name Sebastian Frank. He was a member of the Lutheran Clergy and by the mid 1530 he had left the Lutheran church and became Spiritualist. He believe that his inner faith will lead him up to heaven after death. He believed that bible could not be understand unless you are chosen from God to preach or understand the word. He had a human passion for freedom with the devotion to the religion of the spirit. He did a lot of his written on spiritualism to help and save the people during the German Reformation such as books about drunkenness. With these two spiritualist I can relate to spiritualism in today society. You do not have to go to church to get to heaven. I am one of the ones to believe that if you have faith in God and read the Bible and ask God to teach you then you will get to heaven. If you do community service and see about the homeless then you is doing God will. These two spiritualist wrote about change and their belief in supernatural faith. The spirit led them to worship in changes in the political climate which can led to change on many ways of serving GOD. Mr. frank and Mr. Schwenckfeld believe in spiritualism through faith in their writing. In our society people believe in the spirit in many different ways through writing, song, scripture, and through our own trial and tribulation. Many people attend church often and worship faithful but other chose to worship at home or in their heart by reading and prayer and seeking guidance.


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Barbarette Russell Article Analysis Spiritualism of the Reformation

Focus: Caspar Schewnkfeld is well spirtuilist person that believe in faith and achieving salavation in your own way and by helping the community. He had a visitation from God right after Martin Luther posted his 95 Thesis on the door of the church.


 * || Reformation Martin Luther || Schewnkfeld Reformation ||
 * Beliefs || 95 thesis on the Catholic Church || He formed Bible studey groups and traveled throughout as a lay preacher. ||
 * Writings || Luther believed that a man is justified by faith is not a sinner and supported Schewnfeld writing || He express his ideas in his writing and by his mouth. ||

Implication: Because of Lutheran and his disbelief in what the catholic church was doing, Mr. Caspar Schewnfeld formed his own belief with in the spirit to write and teach and help the people within the reformation time period to understand and believe in God. The 95 Thesis on the Catholic door encourage Mr. Schewnfeld to have his spiritual visitation from God.

Barbarette Russell Article Analysis Spiritualism and Reformation

Focus: Sebastian Franck he believe that his inner faith will leave him to heaven when he die. He love to write about salavation for people to understand their faith. He declared himself as a true son the church and begin to write in German.


 * || Martin Luther Reformation || Sebastian Reformation ||
 * Beliefs || Luther belief in forgiveness so that you will have an inner and outer relationship with God. || He believe if you are the chosen one then you could understand the bible. He had human passion for freedom devotion to the religion of the spirit. ||
 * Writings || The 95 Thesis is how Luther express his way what is right and wrong with the church priest. Luther believe that the church should not be govern by rules but by God which state laws in his 95 thesis. || His writing help save people. He wrote a book in German on drunkness. He also publish writing of Psalms and Proverb. ||

Implication: Mr. Sebastian writing was to help people with inner feeling about God. He wanted to save the people by writing and teaching that God is real and trust in their faith. During the reformation spiritualism came from what each individual believe in their own suppernatural way in worship the Lord and understanding their own salavation through inner faith and not by other people belief or what they tell you.