Christianity During The Renaissance

The time of the Renaissance came with many changes in the world, some of which we see today. This essay will explain the interaction between Christianity, individualism and the growing secularism that began during the Renaissance and precede to talk about the radical separation of King Henry VIII and the Catholic Church.

First and foremost, background information must be known about each of these topics to get an in-depth insight on Christianity, individualism, and secularism. Christianity during the Renaissance was mostly made of of Catholicism. The word 'renaissance' in literal terms means rebirth. This time period of rebirth included the philosophy of humanism. Humanism is an optimistic outlook emphasizing the goodness and success of humanity. Before the Renaissance, Christian Europeans often viewed humanity as sinful creatures who needed to be constantly mindful of their souls. During this new period of
The three ideas piggyback each other in some ways. Christianity, or humanism at the time, was the idea that all humans were powerful. Secularism carries that on as we see above where humans expand and see the possibilities that can be overcome by humans because God made them to be like this. Individualism, lastly, follows all of these ideas up very clearly showing each individual that they can do amazing things, not just those who have the abilities to do one or two different tasks or create one or two different artifacts or paintings like "The Moneylender and his Wife". A painting like this - along with others like it - showed how individuals felt about certain things. This one specifically talked about the views on Christianity and the Bible. With the growing impact of individualism, this became more and more common among the general public to have different opinions on certain