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    Martin Luther was a very important figure in the Protestant Reformation‚ he was also known as a German professor of theology‚ a monk‚ a composer‚ and a priest. On November 10‚ 1483‚ Martin Luther was born to Hans Luder and Margarethe Lindemann. At a day old‚ in Eisleben‚ Saxony‚ he was baptized as a Catholic. He had several siblings‚ and out of all of his brothers and sisters his favorite happened to be‚ Jacob. At the age of 19‚ in 1501 he went to college at the University of Erfurt. Five years

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    | Lecture 3: The Protestant Reformation | Arise‚ O Lord‚ and judge Thy cause. A wild boar has invaded Thy vineyard. Arise‚ O Peter‚ and consider the case of the Holy Roman Church‚ the mother of all churches‚ consecrated by thy blood. Arise‚ O Paul‚ who by thy teaching and death hast illumined and dost illumine the Church. Arise all ye saints‚ and the whole universal Church‚ whose interpretations of Scripture has been assailed. (papal bull of Pope Leo X‚ 1520)It truly seems to me that if this

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    Introduction The Reformation was a revolt against the values and practices of the Roman Catholic Church in Europe throughout the early sixteenth century. The Reformation started in the north of Germany but quickly spread throughout Western Europe which was officially under the control of the Christian Church at the time. The Reformation occurred in response to the corruption and practical abuses of the Catholic Church at the time. Many people were influential in the revolt including Martin Luther

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    The late medieval Catholic Church faced monumental crises during the Avignon papacy‚ the Great Schism‚ the Conciliar period‚ and the Renaissance papacy. The leadership of the pope was called into questions due to inappropriate behaviors such as‚ corruption and political manipulation. Many laity and intellectual felt a sense of spiritual crisis. As a result‚ criticism of the church gradually rose. By 16th century‚ religious movements and protests were spreading throughout Europe. Lutheran‚ Zwinglian

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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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    Lily Shiveley Causes of the Reformation The Protestant Reformation period was a crucial European movement starting in 1517‚ pointed originally at refining the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. It was the Religious‚ Political‚ and Technological disruptions that split Catholic Europe.The Reformation began in 1517 because of a man named Martin Luther. Luther’s act of posting the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral in the Holy Roman Empire caused a dramatic conflict. Martin

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    The Protestant Reformation (1450-1565) (1) England  Notion of the Renaissance Prince  Recent War of the Roses created a sense of political instability for the Tudor dynasty --Henry VIII  The significance of a male heir to the Tudors B. England  Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon  Henry seeks an annulment  Henry creates the Church of England and establishes his own supremacy over it  A “political reformation” only at first John Calvin (1509-1564)  More of a scholar than

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    In the 16th and 17th centuries‚ theologians around Europe such as Martin Luther‚ and John Calvin were spreading their ideas against the Catholic Church. They were not the first Christians who openly disagreed with early Catholic theology‚ however‚ the ideas of these men became some of the most widespread. The most famous document of this time was Martin Luther’s Disputation on the Power of the Efficacy of Indulgences‚ better known as the 95 Theses. This document is a list of questions and statements

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    he Protestant Reformation which began as a movement to reform the Church but then later turned into a rebellion against it‚ resulted in a number of non-Catholic religions know today as Protestant religions. This Reformation began mainly due to the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church but also due to political issues with surrounding states of the Holy Roman Empire. Europeans were plagued with death and disease like smallpox and the bubonic plague‚ which made them fear for their eternal salvation

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    the Roman Catholic church 5. Who said‚ “I cannot and will not recant anything‚ for it is neither safe nor right to act against one’s conscience. Here I stand. I can do no other.”? 6. In the centuries following the fall of Rome‚ the only unifying force for all of Europe was 7. Henry VIII’s reformation in England 8. The event that inspired Henry VIII to confront the pope was 9. Institutes of the Christian Religion 10. The city that stood as John Calvin’s model Protestant community

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