Religious figure
Martin Luther
The German monk who began the Protestant Reformation by challenging indulgences, Luther defended salvation by faith and the Bible in the vernacular, yet backed the princes against the peasant revolt of 1525.

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Protestant reformer · 1483–1546
Profile is a model built from 240 answers simulated in character; not a statement by the person.
Compare your own views01 / The profile
Twelve axes, one perspective
02 / What stands out
Three distinctive positions
52.0pt
Religion
6.2% Irreligious, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.2% median.
What place should religion have in individual and public life?
32.6pt
Representation
26.2% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.
Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?
32.5pt
Structure
70% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.
Where should public power live?
The profile in detail
Government and accountability. Structure: 70% Federal, 30% Unitary (Leaning Federal); Representation: 26.2% Democracy, 73.8% Autocracy (Strong Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Martin Luther sits 31.3 points below it. 156 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 80% Security, 20% Liberty (Strong Security); Immigration: 62.5% Assimilation, 37.5% Multiculturalism (Leaning Assimilation). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Martin Luther sits 21.2 points above it. 179 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 30% Militarist, 70% Pacifist (Leaning Pacifist); Intervention: 67.5% Non-interventionist, 32.5% Nationalist (Leaning Non-interventionist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Martin Luther sits 18.7 points above it. 203 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 50% Public, 50% Private (Balanced); Control: 57.5% Planning, 42.5% Free market (Leaning Planning); Trade: 67.5% Protectionism, 32.5% Globalism (Leaning Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Martin Luther depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Martin Luther sits 3.2 points below it. 207 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 6.2% Irreligious, 93.8% Religious (Very strong Religious); Morality: 12.5% Progressive, 87.5% Traditionalist (Very strong Traditionalist). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Martin Luther sits 26.3 points below it. 116 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 30% Technology, 70% Biology (Leaning Biology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Martin Luther, the 20.0-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Martin Luther sits 27.5 points below it. 117 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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Further reading
1520
On the Freedom of a Christian
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Which ideology is closest to Martin Luther?
Aristotelianism has 92.2% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Martin Luther?
Religion is among the furthest from the center: 6.2% Irreligious and 93.8% Religious. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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