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    The Renaissance versus the Reformation "I feel‚ sometimes‚ as the Renaissance man must have felt in finding new riches at every point and in the certainty that unexplored areas of knowledge and experience await at every turn"—Polykarp Kusch. Two very critical periods in the history of western civilization involved the eras of the Renaissance and the Reformation. The renaissance evolved mainly in direct result to the medieval times where the people where obedient to authority. The reformation

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    NATIONALISM HIS 104 Marek McKenna September Barron August 27‚ 2012 Nationalism; One might ask‚ what is Nationalism? Nationalism is popular political ideology that developed in the 18th century and that it identifies “people” and the purposes that control an independent “state” the key to “nation” is the definition in the identification of a “nation” This definition originally came from France and Spain prior to the 18th century‚ it refers to a small‚ elite group of men

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    #2 11/10/15 Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was the 16th Century move to democracy for Christians and time of reform from the “dark ages” or from the strict control of the Roman Catholic Church. The reformation was initiated by a schism within the Eurpoe Christian community within the church‚ and among other Christians that had divergent interpretations of the Bible. It was also a time of change and time for new opportunities and asking new questions. The reformation brought new

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    1. What is referred as the Protestant Reformation? What are the changes that the reformers introduced? The Protestant Reformation was a movement that aimed to reform the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church. Some of the changes that the reformers introduce in this reformation were that God offers salvation to sinners in spite of their sins. Another change that was introduced was the idea that the Pope‚ the priest‚ the monk or the bishop should not have all the spiritual authority over

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    In 1517‚ the Protestant Reformation started. The Protestant Reformation was a period where the church was attempting to reform. Martin Luther was a monk who led the Reformation because he disagreed with the Pope in every aspect.While Martin Luther tried to change the ways of how God wanted it to be he caused a great impact towards society. Many people have criticized the Church because of its authorities and the abuse of power the Pope and Priest have made such as saying that their word is God’s

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    This document was said to have started the Protestant Reformation‚ a time when many theologians and laypeople began openly criticizing the Catholic Church and began to practice their religion in the way they saw fit. As a response to this‚ Johann Tetzel wrote his ideas of how the Catholic Church had

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    Italy‚ and then spread to places such as England‚ Germany‚ and Belgium. But with it‚ this change‚ known as the Renaissance‚ brought revolutionary achievements in art‚ literature‚ and science. For the first time in hundreds of years‚ people started to question the Catholic Church‚ and began thinking

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    HUMANISM IN RENAISSANCE Renaissance is a term used to describe ‘rebirth’ (in French)‚ which began in Italy in late middle age and then spread to other parts of Europe. During the Renaissance people to question the Scholastic methods of that time and their questioning resulted as the birth of humanism. Humanism goes along with secularism in the sense that it makes humans beings‚ not God‚ the centre of attention. People began to do things because they enjoyed them rather than for God’s glory. It

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    (1483-1546) became a pivotal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Although a brilliant scholar and Augustinian monk‚ Luther struggled to find peace with God viewing Him “as a wrathful judge who expected sinners to earn their own righteousness” (Elwell‚ 1984‚ p. 665). After realizing the truth of Ephesians 2:8‚ Luther would come to change his view of God‚ rediscovering the grace of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Luther’s views not only contributed to the Protestant Reformation that changed Christianity forever

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    The Reformation also known as the Protestant Reformation happened around the period of 1517 A.D – 1648 A.D. It was a religious revolution that took place in the Western Church. The reformation became the starting point of the Protestantism‚ which now is one of the three major branches of christianity. People started to view the church as a threat to the whole social structure of society‚ from the monarch on down. Then came along two individuals‚ John Calvin and Martin Luther‚ who would lead the Reformation

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