1) Why was the Protestant Reformation significant? The Protestant Reformation separated Europe and it affected the power of the church‚ monarchs‚ and individual states. Because the Reformation lowered the authority of the church‚ the monarchs and independent states took advantage and seized more power. Many people started asking about their place in society‚ for it was tied into politics and religion. Hence they demanded more of democracy. The base was laid for the future without taking notice
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The Protestant Reformation began because people had different opinions on how the Church should be run. These people gained followers and began spreading their ideas with the rest of Christianity. Martin Luther was the initial founder of the Reformation; shortly after his ideas were posted‚ he obtained followers and his new church began to grow rapidly. Shortly after Luther‚ many other reform groups were created with different beliefs on how the Church is meant to be organized and how Christianity
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the Lutheran Reformation and the English Reformation? How did they start? What were the causes? What were the results? How were they alike? How were they different? Does either of them seem to be more legitimate? Why or why not? Defend your answer. Lutheranism and especially Calvinism started very differently because their founders started with a theology‚ and church hierarchies‚ worship‚ etc. were made to conform to those points of their views. In many areas‚ these Protestant sects started
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John Calvin Biography of John Calvin John Calvin was one of the most influential theologians in the Protestant history. He was a French national born in the sixteenth century. Therefore‚ his theological proposals are dated back in the sixteenth century. Noteworthy is the fact that he remains one of the most influential theologians in the history of Protestant Reformation. Historical accounts reveal that Calvin was both back in 1509 in France[1]. During his early childhood years‚ Calvin had demonstrated
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According to the Roman Catholic Church‚ there are seven sacraments. They are baptism‚ confirmation‚ Eucharist‚ penance‚ marriage‚ extreme unction and the holy orders. Baptism‚ usually carried out at a very young age‚ though can be done later in life‚ cleanses original sin and is needed to get into heaven. There are three type of baptism. The first and most common is by water. When sprinkled on the head‚ the priest says “I baptize thee‚ in the name of the father‚ and of the son‚ and of the Holy
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Methodist. But how did all of these different forms of Christianity come to be? Considering the peaceful coexistence of all of these denominations today‚ it is difficult to believe that about a thousand years ago the Roman Catholic Church was the only form of Christianity allowed in Western Europe. Martin Luther had the greatest impact on the Protestant Reformation due to challenging the Pope and creating the 95 Theses. Outrage due to a series of unethical events by the Catholic Church led to the
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Roman Catholic = The Christian church led by the Pope in Rome‚ Italy. Protestant = The group of Christian churches that protested against the Pope. Church of England = The Christian church set up by Henry VIII when he split away from Roman Catholicism A number of things led to Henry VIII deciding to set up his own church. Henry had married Catherine of Aragon‚ the daughter of the King of Spain (an important Roman Catholic ruler). However‚ Henry wanted a baby boy but Catherine only gave
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nailed to the church door PROTESTANT REFORMATION - START OF A NEW BELIEF IN EUROPE? The sixteenth century in Europe saw a lot of changes in almost every aspect of life. It signified the beginning of the modern era and witnessed revolutionary events such as the Renaissance‚ Protestant Reformation and several others that marked the end of the medieval world. Europe’s religious theology prior to the reformation included the system of indulgences where the Catholic Church allowed men to buy their
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We begin during the Protestant Reformation. During this time Martin Luther started to protest against the church. Many people became his followers and supporters. Luther began to make his own denomination called the lutherans. Most of this began with his 95 theses‚ which he posted to the front door of the church. He managed to get away with all of this and skip the consequence of heresy. The Protestant Reformation was ultimately the breakdown of the Catholic Church. Then the people of the church
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life deserves to be studied. This paper is concerned with the life of John Knox and the influence he had in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. This paper will provide a brief
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