Is christian asceticism different from classical asceticism?

There are probably a multitude of possible answers to this question, seeing that God deals with individuals. The following are a number of different views: Answer. In my opinion, the most poignant...

Asceticism is avoiding pleasure because it is enjoyable. Many medieval mystics (Francis of Assisi, Bernard of Clervaux) avoided doing anything they enjoyed, because they believed enjoying yourself...

because in 15th century martin Luther got pissed off with the way priests were hypocrites and started his own denomination, so did John Calvin and many others... when the counter-reformation started...

While Christians and Muslims both believe in God, they practice differently. For example: Muslims pray three times a day (Sunrise, Noonday, Sunset). Christians pray whenever prayer is needed and also...

Yes, there are Lutherans, Catholics, Baptists, Orthodox, etc.