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    NOV 25 History Reformation and the witch craze Why during the scientific revolution when people were more rational that the witch hunts occur? Factors occurring that encourage the witch-hunts. Most important was the reformation (1520-1650). Shattered what was left of medieval Christian unity. With this fracturing ended attempts to bring unity through purges and excommunication. Breakdown of broad communities and more of a narrow community. Us vs them‚ protestant vs Christianity. Enemies

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    The starting and later development of the Protestant Reformation in 16th century was seen as a new threat to religious authority that went beyond Roman Catholic Church. It was viewed as a challenge to the structure of society. Over a hundred years earlier‚ when the Papacy started to procure the impacts of hundreds of years of trade off. The Great Schism saw two‚ even three people guaranteeing to be the Pope‚ and the Council of Constance in the mid fifteenth century saw a power battle amongst Bishops

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    Daji‚ Shay Final Exam‚ Question #1 HIST 151‚ Spring 2015 Word Count: 1498 May 2nd 2015 Factors Precipitating the Inevitability of the Protestant Reformation In 1517‚ a single friar collapsed thousands of years of religious unity‚ undermining the power of the Roman Catholic Church‚ an institution that held religious authority over the majority of the Western world. Martin Luther‚ the son of a miner‚ published a document titled The Ninety-Five Theses that challenged the selling of indulgences as a

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    The beginning and later growth of the Protestant Reformation was originally aimed towards the improvement of many beliefs and practices that came from the Roman Catholic Church‚ and it was also known as a major 16th century European movement. Many actions that taken place was increased by striving more political rulers who agreed to extend the power and control of the expense at the Church. Another thing the Protestant Reformation was notified as was it was a new challenge to religious authority

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    Numerous events forced the Catholic Reformation. These events were heavily embedded in the clergy exploitation of the Christian doctrine. In that era the text and the sermons were given in Latin unfortunately‚ majority of the congregation if not all of the congregation did not speak Latin. Consequently‚ they were unable to comprehend the sermon. Additionally‚ the clergy did not live in their own diocese‚ or speak the native language therefore‚ they could not sympathize to the needs of the population

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    By Simon D. What changed during the Renaissance and reformation? Many things changed during the Renaissance and reformation. The peoples’ prospective changed due to the major changes that came about. The three main things that changed were art‚ religious views‚ and the printing press. Each one of these changes made a significant difference in shaping the future of the world. At that period of time people had conflicts on whether these changes were good choices. One of the first changes

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    To what extent do you consider the Henrician Reformation (1529-40) as a religious turning point in the power and autonomy of the Church in the period 1485-1603? In 1539 Richard Whiting‚ the last abbot of Glastonbury was dragged to the top of Glastonbury Tor by Thomas Cromwell’s commissioners and beheaded. He had refused to surrender the abbey when the commissioners had arrived to dissolve it. The shocking brutality of his murder might be seen to highlight the newly inferior position of the English

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    LEE UNIVERSITY HENRY VIII AND THE REFORMATION PRESENTED‚ ROBERT BARNETT Ph.D. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HIST485: MEDIEVAL ENGLAND ANDREW H. DAVIDSON 15 JULY 2010 KING HENRY VIII AND THE REFORMATION For many years leading up to the reign of King Henry VIII‚ zealous souls were searching more than ever for a meaningful faith-based life for themselves and all of society. The people of England were becoming more and more confused about what the Church actually

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    The Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation began as a movement by a monk; Martin Luther‚ to correct the crimes of the Catholic Church. Its roots‚ however‚ ran much deeper than that. The Northern Christian Humanists of centuries before believed that the Christian faith had once been a simple religion‚ alternated through time and incompetent in the pope’s authority. Although Martin Luther meant only to make corrections in the flawed faith‚ a split occurred in the Christian Church.

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    Part IV: Essay (20 pts) To some extent I would consider today’s day and age a period of renaissance‚ reformation‚ and scientific revolution. Each of these three topics can be compared in some way. However‚ they all also differ in some way. There are specific examples of each of these things during the renaissance period and today. The word renaissance means rebirth. In the 1300s to the 1500s‚ the renaissance was known as a time of creativity and change in many areas. For example‚ involving

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