How was Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation in Germany different than King Henry VIII Protestant Reformation from the church

The main difference between the two are that Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church for personal reasons, while Martin Luther wanted to transform the church because he disagreed with many teachings of the church. ... Martin Luther questioned the belief that salvation could be found through the Catholic Church alone.

Explanation:

the hereditary right of a monarch to rule from the mandate of heaven

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.