The Catholic Church responded to the challenges posed by the Lutheran Reformation. The Council of Trent was created in order to change the Catholic Church. The ideas of the Lutheran reformation were becoming popular and therefore‚ the Catholic Church had lost many followers. The Council of Trent began the Catholic reformation by abolishing the corruption of the Catholic Church. In addition‚ the Council wanted to prevent the growth of Protestantism and affirm the beliefs of Catholicism. The Council
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Desiderius Erasmus‚ a daunting humanist scholar‚ is told to have risen up against the Catholic superstructure in an attempt to keep Christendom intact. Erasmus ’ disdain for the Catholic church not only helped himself but opened the eyes of many people. The people of this time were not only naive but were followers of the church only because they believed that is what was right. The method he used most to stand up against the Catholic church was through ridicule. His first ever published book was Encomium
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American Revolution and the last thing the newly found country wants is to face tyranny. But just how did the Constitution protect us against giving a person or group of people too much power? The answer to this question is in four main categories; Federalism‚ Separation of Powers‚ Checks and Balances‚ and Big States vs. Small States. As stated above one of the ways the Constitution protects against tyranny is through federalism. Federalism is a system of government in which power is divided between
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How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny? Imagine oneself back at the constitutional convention in seventeen eighty-seven. All of the brightest minds and most respected people in one place‚ Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ in the southeast of the state‚ near New York. Because it is May‚ and just beginning to be summer‚ it is hot‚ and because all the windows are closed in the interest of secrecy‚ it is stifling as well. Fifty-five well known thinkers of the age‚ all white males‚ have come. They
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you go against your will. The Articles Of Confederation was the first step the American Colonists took to get rid tyranny‚ but that dramatically failed. The Articles Of Confederation was missing many key parts such as a central government‚ there was no president‚ and the wasn’t even a court system. Also it didn’t justify a currency for the whole country. When you went to other states‚ they all had different currencies‚ so it was almost impossible to buy things‚ because people didn’t know how much one
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there was no chief executive‚ no court system‚ and not even a way for the central government to force the states to pay taxes! A new constitution‚ creating a stronger government‚ was necessary if the new nation was to hold together. How did the constitution guard against tyranny? The Constitution
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Roman Catholic and Protestant tradition The traditions of the Roman Catholic Church have been around for an extremely long time. The Roman Catholic Church and Protestantism both agree on many important things of the historic Christian faith. However the rituals and practices are quite different. The rituals and practices of a Roman Catholic Church consist of Mass‚ Baptism‚ Confession‚ receiving Communion‚ praying the Rosary‚ Last Rites‚ and much more. Whereas Protestantism was formed in the 16th
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Martin Luther was a primary force of change during the Reformation. Martin Luther was a very important shaper in the ideas and the movement of the reformation. He inspired massive changes to the societal and religious structure of the world‚ and as a result freed the world from the iron grip of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was one of the most important reformers in the reformation. Martin Luther’s life before the Reformation helped to shape the ideas that he used to usher in change. His
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The Guard Against Tyranny When the colonists eventually ensured their independence from England‚ a new form a government was quickly created in which the people were the powers of. Framers met to create this new form of government and in it was a plan called “ the Constitution of the United States”. In this system of government the state governments would share powers with the national government. This new government incorporated a system called a republic. In a republic citizens are chosen to serve
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The Reformation The Reformation was a large‚ unique movement away from the Catholic Church in 16th and 17th century Europe. Starting with Martin Luther being the first to officially oppose the theology of the Catholic Church‚ he posted his work‚ 95 Theses‚ to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church. This act allowed for multiple movements away from the Catholic Church‚ consequently creating multiple new religions‚ some of which remain today. Some movements began with the sole idea of rectifying
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