January 16, 2017 at 11:21AM
"(Martin) Luther saw the new urban poor masses as "indifferent idlers" who should be punished with toil for their original sin of laziness." #readingToday

During Luther's lifetime, Europe was urbanizing and its population expanding rapidly. This led to overcrowded cities, high unemployment, and inflation. There was an explosion in the number of urban poor in places like London, Venice, and Amsterdam. Unable to grasp macroeconomics, zealots like Luther saw the new urban poor masses as "indifferent idlers" who should be punished with toil for their original sin of laziness.

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