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This article will discuss the impact of the The Great German Peasant War or Revolt (1524-1527) on Martin Luther and the German Reformation. The war or revolt was one of the most widespread popular uprising in the early modern period. It has often been seen as a precursor of communism and socialism. The uprising engulfed most of the German-speaking lands and it was something of created a crisis also for Martin Luther and the Reformation. This article will argue that the The German Peasant War was a crucial moment in the development of the thought of Martin Luther and the evolution of the Reformation. It will demonstrate that the Peasant War made Luther even moreThe uprising, conservative and while inspired in turn this ensured that part by the Reformation was a , forced the movement that was inherently conservative and one that was to be largely controlled by into the hands of the landed nobility and elites in the German-speaking lands. This in turn also led to the Radical or Popular Luther's Reformation became an increasingly conservative movement. The conservative Reformation and attempt by the common people , forced commoners to establish a faith and church that meet their spiritual needsand gave birth to the Radical or Popular Reformation.