Be able to match descriptions with key figures in the early Church history. Ambrose: 1. Popular political leader in Milan. 2. Drafted as bishop in 374 Athanasius: 1. Elder and eventually bishop of Alexandria. 2. Was exiled several times Augustine: 1. Became a believer under Ambrose. 2. Became boshop of hippo 3. Strongly against Donatists and Pelagians. Chtysostom: 1. An elder and eventually a bishop (against his will) in Antioch. Cyril: 1. Bishop of Alexandria. 2. Viewed Jesus as one person
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reformation with catholic church division ‚ English civil war with creation of absolutism and scientific revolution‚ they are all definitely most important 3 events during that period. When I started to think which one I can pick as most important‚ I decided to look for as cause and result relationship. And I found Protestant reformation and breaking unity of Catholic Church found especially more important. Reason that prepare all other events were actually reformation of Catholic Church. As we know
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pages Thesis to Archbishop Albert who needed money. Albert was acquiring money through selling his indulgences. The church at the time allowed the selling of indulgences which was like a get out of jail free card for your sins. In doc A they describe a imagined scene of Pope Julius II not able to enter heaven. He was one of the popes who sold many indulgences and corrupted the church with them at that time as well. Martin Luther adamantly opposed indulgences because he believed only what was in scripture
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CHURCH HISTORY I History of the Catholic Church’s relationship with secular authority. During the time of the Apostles‚ the Roman Empire was at its peak. It had experienced the Pax Romana of Augustus Ceasar and continued to benefit from a strong economy under Tiberius Ceasar. Rome controlled the entire Mediterranean basin. The network of roads and use of only two languages‚ allowed for an ease of communication that allowed for a spreading of the Good News. Rome was tolerant of established religions
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The Church as Moral Authority The church acts as the moral authority to determine what is right and wrong based on certain circumstances. The official teaching of the church on these moral situations is called the magisterium. The magisterium consists of the bishops and the pope. In order to accomplish this mission to teach the faith the bishops will delegate and designate others to teach‚ or they will teach directly themselves. The bishops also give a teaching mission to theologians and to all
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the role of religion and the church in medieval and renaissance society. The head church in Europe during the medieval ages was the Roman Catholic Church. Religion was the foremost divine power and authority during the medieval period. Therefore the lives of the people were completely dominated by the church; whether they were peasants‚ noble men‚ or kings. Because of their strong authority over people‚ religious institution became very rich and powerful. The church controlled every aspect of
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and the Church Medieval Christianity is one of the most controversial periods of the Churches history. It is a time when dramatized fantasy often overshadowed a humble reality. This was time of valiant knights and ruling kings‚ and time when the government was deeply seeded in orthodox Christianity. Christians and non-Christians alike have wrestled with the haunting events of this age. It is an ongoing debate as to whether or not the events and decisions made by the heads of the Church were justified
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Native Americans are the Same as Catholics? Surprisingly‚ Native American and Catholic religions have as much in common as they have in differences. Native Americans have been practicing their individual‚ but very similar religions for thousands of years. Yet‚ in a brief period of time‚ they lost much their traditional religious practices due to the aggressive Catholic administration and missionaries in their efforts to “reform”‚ modernize‚ and educate Native American populations and their
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Why is the Catholic Church against the Reproductive Health Bill? Many so-called reproductive health bills contain provisions for abortion. The Catholic Church believes that abortion is a serious offense against the sanctity of all human life‚ that the infant in the womb deserves the same rights and protections that we all enjoy‚ and therefore opposes legislative or administrative measures that promote this procedure. The Catholic Church is not in favor of the Reproductive Health Bill because
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because he made and tested theories which we still go by in the current years. In the present day we are thought and live by the heliocentric theory. This basically means that the sun in in the center and the planets are in its orbit. The Roman Catholic Church believed that the earth was in the center‚ therefore the sun and other planets were in the Earth’s orbit. Galileo was charged of false teaching. The charge against Galileo was grounded on a report that Galileo had been personally ordered in
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