Crictical Examination of the Main Features Renaissance Humanism
THE CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE RENAISANCE HUMANISM OUTLINE
-BRIEF INTRODUCTION
-RENAISANCE
-HUMANISM
-THE SIGNIF ICANT EVENTS IN THE RENAISANSE PERIOD
-THE CHAMPIONS OF RENAISANCE HUMANISM
-RENAISANCE HUMANISM AND THE REFORMATION
-EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
In the history of the world, many remarkable periods have been referred to most often due to perhaps great events that have led to a turn-around in the thoughts and general lives of the people. One of such periods is the renaissance humanism. The renaissance humanism is a term used to designate a period in history that is so spectacular and significant owing to its evolutionary of features. Renaissance here serves as an adjective to the word humanism; not any other type of humanism but the humanism of the renaissance period. This period falls from 14th to 16th century AD. The Church is and shall always be a society within a society. The relatedness between the church and the state or civil society has ever brought a kind of exchange in operations and thoughts. Thus, one of the causes of the renaissance humanism is not far from what happened and was happening in the church as at that time. Consequently, the effect of the renaissance period could be said to have been felt by he church in many ways and more especially as it went as far as forming a foundation for the “reformation” championed by such a personality like Martin Luther
However , we shall explain in details what each of these terms mean, why they are called so , the key players or those that championed such an important period in history, the important features of renaissance humanism and it s evaluation and conclusion. In the course of this discourse, the approach shall be critical.
WHAT IS RENAISSANCE?
In the literary sense, it means “Rebirth”. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary ( 7th edition) defined it as “the period in Europe during the 14th,
-BRIEF INTRODUCTION
-RENAISANCE
-HUMANISM
-THE SIGNIF ICANT EVENTS IN THE RENAISANSE PERIOD
-THE CHAMPIONS OF RENAISANCE HUMANISM
-RENAISANCE HUMANISM AND THE REFORMATION
-EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
In the history of the world, many remarkable periods have been referred to most often due to perhaps great events that have led to a turn-around in the thoughts and general lives of the people. One of such periods is the renaissance humanism. The renaissance humanism is a term used to designate a period in history that is so spectacular and significant owing to its evolutionary of features. Renaissance here serves as an adjective to the word humanism; not any other type of humanism but the humanism of the renaissance period. This period falls from 14th to 16th century AD. The Church is and shall always be a society within a society. The relatedness between the church and the state or civil society has ever brought a kind of exchange in operations and thoughts. Thus, one of the causes of the renaissance humanism is not far from what happened and was happening in the church as at that time. Consequently, the effect of the renaissance period could be said to have been felt by he church in many ways and more especially as it went as far as forming a foundation for the “reformation” championed by such a personality like Martin Luther
However , we shall explain in details what each of these terms mean, why they are called so , the key players or those that championed such an important period in history, the important features of renaissance humanism and it s evaluation and conclusion. In the course of this discourse, the approach shall be critical.
WHAT IS RENAISSANCE?
In the literary sense, it means “Rebirth”. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary ( 7th edition) defined it as “the period in Europe during the 14th,
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