Answer to Question #217133 in History for Did

Question

 Explore comprehensively the social teachings of the following reformers: Choose and discuss any two of these reformers: Martin Luther, John Calvin, and John Wesley, on personal possessions, stewardship, profit, interest, and the “spirit of capitalism

Answer 1

• Martin Luther

Martin Luther condemned poverty that was so prevalent among the African-American community while the white American flourished in riches. He stated in his speech that the constitution was to bring changes of the lives of all people in America and not to a certain group of people. He also expressed in his speech that every American has the right to liberty and the right to live comfortably in their own state.

Martin Luther was optimistic that the time for Americans to denounce racial injustice and uphold democracy had come. That freedom had come to all citizens of America. He declared that the character rather than the color of an individual should all be used to to judge his character.

• John Wesley

Wesley believed that the living core of Christianity was revealed in scripture. He was a man who was known to separate faith from reason. He often spoke against slave trade and denounced it as the "sum of all villainies". He stated that slavery was an abuse of God's teachings and people who practiced it did not respect the word of God. He explained that all human beings were created to be free and they were al equal and no law should deprive them that.

Wesley, advocated for sharing with the less fortunate in the community and further explained that accumulation of wealth while other people lacked basic necessities was not godly.