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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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    Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther‚ who was born on November 10‚ 1483‚ was a theologian and the primary architect of the Protestant Reformation. He viewed the Roman Catholic Church‚ the main Church of the time‚ as corrupt. To Luther‚ the clergy put into effect various traditions and customs to gain wealth. He felt that he needed to take action and did so with a profound effect. Martin Luther’s actions were the cause of the reformation of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther

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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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    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 Protestant Reformation of the Sixteenth Century The Protestant Reformation ignited a religious reform movement that separated the western Christian church into Catholic and Protestant groups. Martin Luther embarked on a journey to start the religious reform movement; there were other developments before him that set a foundation for a religious alteration in the sixteenth century. The Protestant Reformation allowed for Protestantism to flourish throughout Europe‚ united the Roman Catholic Church

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    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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    Chapter and Module 4 Henry had taken advantage of the Protestant Reformation to obtain power in the Church of England. While the English Reformation had practically banned the Catholic Church‚ it also stated that the king was the only leader of the church. Elizabeth I pushed for intense Catholicism and Puritanism in the English church. While in opposition of Elisabeth I‚ James I and Charles I moved the English church away from puritan ideals‚ Charles I. revoked the Puritan represented parliament

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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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    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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    influence in the course of the Protestant Reformation. During the sixteenth century‚ the roles of authoritative figures who held political power and religious leaders were very similar. The dual roles of the monarchy and the church created an unstable political environment that became the catalyst of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was born on November 1483 in Eisleben‚ Saxony‚ modern day southeast Germany. He was born into a family of miners. Knowing fully well how challenging his life would

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