Roman Catholic Brenda Barber HUM 130 Kea Chatman August 6‚ 2010 Religion is a communal system for which people beliefs focus on a system of thought‚ unseen being‚ person‚ or object‚ that is considered to be supernatural‚ sacred‚ divine‚ or of the highest truth. Religions teach morals‚ values and all local communities become defined by the religious beliefs that one embraces. The aim of this report is to compare two of the many religions: Roman Catholicism and Buddhism. Mainly‚ I aim to
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time Christianity began to the time of the Protestant Reformation‚ for about a millennium and a half‚ there was only one sect of Christianity: Catholicism. After the Protestant Reformation‚ however‚ different Christian denominations sprang up in many parts of Europe. The Protestant Reformation’s beginning is most commonly associated with Martin Luther’s beliefs and his protest of the wrongdoings of the Catholic Church. Before the Reformation‚ the Catholic Church was more interested in raising funds
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The Protestant Reformation was a movement that spread across Europe throughout the 1500s and 1600s. Many talented preachers banded together to educate the common people about the injustices of the Catholic church and its teachings. One of these reformers was a man named Ulrich Zwingli. Ulrich Zwingli had an extremely well educated upbringing that would eventually aid him in developing his aversion to the Catholic church and changing churches throughout Zurich‚ Switzerland. Ulrich Zwingli’s family
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I feel that both the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution have had an equal influence on the religious nature of Europe in 1500 to 1800. But I also am convinced that the Scientific Revolution had a longer lasting influence in Europe. The Reformation destroyed the unity of faith and religious organization of the Christian peoples of Europe‚ cut many millions off from the true Catholic Church‚ and robbed them of the greatest portion of the valuable means for the cultivation and maintenance
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The Printing Press and the Protestant Reformation The Renaissance era has been frequently defined as a “bridge” between the Middle Ages and the Modern era. It was a cultural movement that spread approximately throughout the 14th and 17th century. It affected literature‚ art‚ politics‚ philosophy‚ religion and science. Scholars desperately searched for humanistic answers to life. Because of this movement‚ many great inventions were thought of and completed‚ which was the very start to the “bridge
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ultimate objective of the Catholic Reformation was to recognize and spread Catholicism. Some aims‚ methods‚ and degree of success of the catholic reformation in the 16th century were activities of the Jesuits‚ the revival of papacy and the Council of Trent. Activities of the Jesuits Established highly disciplined schools The Jesuits took over in catholic universities and by 1600 they were the most famous educators in Europe Propagation of the catholic faith among non-Christians
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The Protestant Reformation was mainly a religious event‚ even though there were a number of economic and political factors which helped it spread. The main cause of the Reformation came from the ideas of Martin Luther about much needed reforms in the Church. The main cause of the Protestant Reformation was not an economic one. Political effects on the Reformation came mainly from ruler’s support. This helped ideas spread to the people because they would simply listen to their Ruler for the most
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Two subjects are key to understanding Catholic faith: the preambles of faith and the motivation of faith. The preambles of faith include those rational steps through which the believer reaches the conclusion that belief in God is reasonable. The freedom of faith is respected by affirming that such a conclusion is as far as the preambles can take one. That is‚ the preambles show that there is good evidence for the existence of God and that belief in God is reasonable‚ but they cannot establish God’s
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A Catholic and Protestant Response In chapters four and five of Six Theories of Justice‚ a concept of justice is defined within the Catholic tradition and through a Protestant alternative. A key factor in the Catholic understanding of justice is the social teachings which “yield a striking continuity at the level of moral principles‚ and hence of understanding the demands of justice”(Lebacqz‚ 67). The ground of the Catholic teachings is God and the foundation of social structures within society
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Discuss how the Bible is a norm for the Christian faith. (See G. Baum’s New Horizons‚ pp. 35-50‚ and/or G. O’Collins’ The Bible for Theology.) In each religion‚ there are guidelines and standards that are recommended to be lived by. In Christianity‚ we as Christians find these guidelines in the bible. We look to the Bible to tell us what it is to be a follower of Jesus Christ. In most churches‚ the Bible is held to be the sole authority‚ using it to bring order to chaotic situations. Calling the
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