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When Martin Luther translated the bible it had a tremendous impact on the church and German culture. Martin Luther did not agree with the Catholic Church’s demand that one could only earn favor with God through good works. Through his in-depth study of the scriptures‚ Luther reached the understanding that salvation is a gift of God’s grace‚ received by faith alone and by trust in Jesus Christ.
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the purpose driven church was mandated to attempt to put in print the story of Saddleback church. From shear curiosity be both Jew and gentile most religious and business leaders had at least a cursory interest in how a church grew to 10‚000 attendees. Call it divine intervention‚ a killer marketing plan‚ being at the right place at the right time‚ blind luck or a combination of them all. Spending 25 years in corporate America I view Rick Warrens approach to growing a church (or anything for that
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Lens 1 - History of Ideas During much of the Middle Ages‚ the Roman Catholic Church was the most important aspect in one’s life. Sacraments and worship were essential elements in the lives of peasants. However‚ religious dominance was threatened as countries began to secularize. The political centralization that occurred in the High Middle Ages was precedent for the change in the relationship between church and state. Prompted by taxation of the clergy and the consequent retaliation to and disdain
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mostly in Northern Europe. Views on the relationship between church and state vary based on the branch of Protestant Christianity. There’s Lutheranism‚ Calvinism‚ and Anabaptism‚ and they all have different views. Luther‚ who Lutheranism was based off of‚ said that it was the obligation of the state to enforce God’s law. His opinion of church and state varied at many times in his life though‚ so at some points he also claimed that church and state should be completely separated. He published On Secular
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plans. It’s a weekday that to holds no significance to most but to a Spanish speaking member of St. Anne’s Church it is a day for worship. To this member it is a night where she can go to church to pray‚ sing‚ and practice Catholicism. This member is a woman by the name of Alejandra Montoya‚ age 36‚ who is a devout Catholic and cherishes her community at St. Anne’s church. St. Anne’s Church is richly decorated inside and out‚ and is home to the Wednesday night Mass held at 7:00 p.m. in Spanish (St
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The church has influenced various issues in our society. The issues which have been influenced are abortion‚ divorce‚ homosexuality‚ and poverty. But before we look at how these issues were influenced lets first look at some of the aspects of the church. The churches mass is made up of two parts- the liturgy of the word and the liturgy of the Eucharist for the duration of which the Holy Communion is rejoiced. Mass is the center of worship that Catholics participate in. Catholics are supposed to
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open mind‚ and see what happens. I enjoyed helping on service day at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. With my family by my side we cleaned the campus grounds‚ worked inside the sanctuary cleaning and polishing pews. I met many people from the parish and made friendships. After service day I felt pride‚ and had fun spending time helping the church‚ but I realized I wasn’t a member of the church. I spoke to my parents about how passionately my siblings and I wanted to become parishioners. We
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incorporate the Church and the People of the Seigneury because they made huge contributions towards New France. The Church was very influential in New France. They were the only ones who provided Education. They were in charge of schools‚ hospitals‚ missionaries‚ and churches. The Nuns taught the children the Roman Catholic religion‚ Latin‚ French‚ and basic math. Many children‚ particularly young men‚ had no education by any means. Young men were trained to be priests. The Church was the only social
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The Catholic Church played a large role in colonial Latin American society. The Church served as a unifying institution in a society made up of many different kinds of people - Europeans‚ Africans‚ Indigenous‚ and mixed-raced individuals - from a variety of economic backgrounds. Documents from the colonial period show that the Church was a maintainer of Iberian social order‚ and its officials and priests were expected to serve as exemplars of their religion. The Church maintained order and conveyed
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