An Essay on the Reformation.
‘The beginnings of the Reformation and the principle figures responsible for it’
Group One
Maryam Altaf
Azka Shahid
Maryam Naqqash
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One * The Roman Catholic Church
Part Two * The Early Reformists:
From Wycliffe to Erasmus
Part Three * Radical Reformists of the 16th Century:
From Luther to Calvin
Part Four * Literary counterparts of the movement:
A look at the work of Dante and Machiavelli
Acknowledgements:
Will Durant’s book ‘The Story of Civilization – The Reformation’ was greatly relied upon in the collection of facts and general information in the following piece of writing and hence deserves special recognition. His meticulous and captivating account of the movement and those involved in its execution provided us with a rich plethora of material from which to derive our own understanding and analysis.
Preface
We have chosen the early advent of the Reformation Movement, which was a significant part of Early Modern History, as our area of focus. In this paper we will be covering the causes of the movement; the need to reassess the meaning of mans ecclesiastical relationship with God, especially through the Roman church and the said corruption of the church that gave rise to this need; key figures responsible for, firstly, introducing new ideologies, and secondly, for providing momentum to the movement, which in turn led to prominent changes in political theory and a re-ordering of the hierarchy of power.
In the very beginning we shall observe the Church and the papal legacy as the sole medium between the common man and the heavens, and the first signs of the disintegration of this absolute authority, through the efforts of John Wycliffe, born 1324 in Yorkshire, England, a clergymen and a Cambridge scholar who will later on come to be known as ‘The Morning Star’ of the Reformation. From here on our geographical progression through Europe will be marked by studying the
Group One
Maryam Altaf
Azka Shahid
Maryam Naqqash
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One * The Roman Catholic Church
Part Two * The Early Reformists:
From Wycliffe to Erasmus
Part Three * Radical Reformists of the 16th Century:
From Luther to Calvin
Part Four * Literary counterparts of the movement:
A look at the work of Dante and Machiavelli
Acknowledgements:
Will Durant’s book ‘The Story of Civilization – The Reformation’ was greatly relied upon in the collection of facts and general information in the following piece of writing and hence deserves special recognition. His meticulous and captivating account of the movement and those involved in its execution provided us with a rich plethora of material from which to derive our own understanding and analysis.
Preface
We have chosen the early advent of the Reformation Movement, which was a significant part of Early Modern History, as our area of focus. In this paper we will be covering the causes of the movement; the need to reassess the meaning of mans ecclesiastical relationship with God, especially through the Roman church and the said corruption of the church that gave rise to this need; key figures responsible for, firstly, introducing new ideologies, and secondly, for providing momentum to the movement, which in turn led to prominent changes in political theory and a re-ordering of the hierarchy of power.
In the very beginning we shall observe the Church and the papal legacy as the sole medium between the common man and the heavens, and the first signs of the disintegration of this absolute authority, through the efforts of John Wycliffe, born 1324 in Yorkshire, England, a clergymen and a Cambridge scholar who will later on come to be known as ‘The Morning Star’ of the Reformation. From here on our geographical progression through Europe will be marked by studying the
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