Compare And Contrast The Attitudes Of Martin Luther And John Calvin Toward Political Authority And Social Order The reformation was a period of time where rebels came about with the intension of changing the way people looked at the Church. If there are two people that were the best of the best at causing ruckus, the two people would be John Calvin and Martin Luther. The two are seen as the “leaders” of the reformation and have greatly impacted the catholic religion today. Due to them, we see different sects of Catholicism such as Lutheranism and Calvin