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    Luther-Erasmus Essay In the sixteenth century a massive religious and political movement emerged in Europe known to posterity as the Reformation‚ this movement would challenge not only the corrupt practices of the Catholic Church but also the legitimacy of the institution entire. Up to the sixteenth century‚ Catholicism was the dominant form of Christianity in all of Christendom (Christian world). Other Christian sects existed such as the Coptic Church in North Africa and Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe

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    APEH Chapter 11 and 12 Study Guide I. Ch. 11 Age of Reformation (16th Century) pp 317 (K) Ch 4 (Viault) A. Society and Religion 1. Social and Political Conflict a. free imperial cities of Germany and Switzerland b. internal social and political divisions c. economic issues of the early reformation 2. Popular Religious Movements and Criticism of the Church a. "exile" in Avignon and the Great Schism b. Growing criticism of the Church c. The Modern Devotion 1) Brothers of the Common Life

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    Discuss the political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation in the first half of the sixteenth century... In the early sixteenth century‚ Western Europe’s religious face was dominated by the Roman Catholic faith. The Catholic Church was the sole athority power of day to day values‚ and before long‚ conflicting social and political issues began to shake the foundation of the corrupt Catholic Church. Moreover‚ Western Catholics began to realize the corrupt nature of the Church; as the

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    The Age of Reformation: Chapter Overview: Key Topics: The social and religious background of the Reformation‚ Martin Luther’s challenge to the church and the course of the Reformation in Germany‚ The Reformation in Switzerland‚ France‚ and England‚ and Transitions in family life between medieval and modern times. Society and Religion: Section Overview: The Protestant Reformation occurred at a time of sharp conflict between the emerging nation-states of Europe bent on conformity and

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    The Reformation The Reformation was a large‚ unique movement away from the Catholic Church in 16th and 17th century Europe. Starting with Martin Luther being the first to officially oppose the theology of the Catholic Church‚ he posted his work‚ 95 Theses‚ to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church. This act allowed for multiple movements away from the Catholic Church‚ consequently creating multiple new religions‚ some of which remain today. Some movements began with the sole idea of rectifying

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    The Reformation – Harry Russell The great reformation was a time when the Presbyterian and other religious churches split off from the Catholic Church because they did not believe in the Catholic Churches teachings. This happened in the sixteenth century‚ mostly because of one very important person martin Luther. Martin Luther started out wanting to be a lawyer‚ but one day was caught in a lightning storm and thought he was going to die. He then swore that if he lived he would swear his life to

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    The religious warfare of the sixth and seventh century changed the political shape of Europe through political unrest’s well and social unrest that would unite different regions with the Holy Roman Empire. As well in other sites and countries on the similar religious views diffing that of the government or the masses on what they believe is right or the are being suppressed by others or their leaders.The Holy Roman Empire was on the of the first major conflicts of the sixth century and started the

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    Puritanism: a religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries that sought to “purify” the Church of England of remnants of the Roman Catholic “popery” that the Puritans claimed had been retained after the religious settlement reached early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Puritans became noted in the 17th century for a spirit of moral and religious earnestness that informed their whole way of life‚ and they sought through church reform to make their lifestyle the pattern for the whole

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    The seventeenth century witnessed of a great reformation in the Catholic Church as a result of the increase in the followers of the Protestant Reformation. All artistic manifestations were influenced by these changes and the artists of the time made echo of them. In this period we can still pensive how most of the art is religious related‚ especially paintings. The mannerism was a tendency characterized by the special complexity‚ artificiality and a new psychology impressed in the painting. Italian

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    The Reformation: Catholicism As Madonna Ciccone once said‚ “Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.” Roman Catholicism arguably had the most decisive spiritual role in the history of Western Civilization. Its origins can be traced as far back as Jesus Christ and the Apostles. Today‚ the Catholic Church amasses over 11.1 billion members and has developed a sophisticated theology and hierarchy led by the papacy. By examining the Reformation

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