“The Reformation: Erasmus of Rotterdam” Desiderius Erasmus was born October 28th‚ 1466 in the city of Rotterdam‚ Netherlands. Desiderius was a devout Dutch Catholic priest‚ Professor‚ Humanist‚ and theologist. Desiderius lost both of his parents at an early age due to the plague. Desiderius was sent to a Monastery in his youth by relatives. Even though orphaned in his younger years‚ Desiderius still attended college and obtained the best education that was offered to him. Later in his life and writings
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example‚ Priests from state churches would often hold offices from many different churches. This was “illegal” at the time; however‚ it was commonly overlooked. The Council of Trent decided to end pluralism which was partially the reason the catholic reformation began. Also‚ Pope Leo X allowed John Tetzel to sell indulgences to gain revenue to build St. Paul’s Basilica. People thought they could pay a certain amount of money for a sin to be forgiven. This originally started Protestantism by Martin Luther
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Martin Luther was a prime example of a man of faith and being obedient to the Holy Spirit. He defied the Catholic church to bring the gospel to all the people. Taking a gigantic step to disagree with the Catholic church was extremely courageous. Since the Catholics were using indulgences to help pay for the church‚ which was like blackmail‚ Luther had put up with the last straw that broke the camel’s back‚ so to speak. Luther wanted this insane way of using the Christians to finally stop. By exposing
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and cause the protestant reformation which will then lead to a main force in the Thirty Years War which is secularism at the beginning. Protestant reformation drove Europe into a time a chaos such as the Middle East in today ’s world. The war raged all over Europe but most severely in what is now Germany. Although the war did not just cause mass destruction‚ but it also made countries such as France and Sweden emerge as greater powers. Religions of Calvinism and Lutherans were able to spread.
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The council of Trent also created the doctrine of Justification which dealt with how people are cleansed of their sin. After the Reformation of the church we had the Post-Tridentine which favored an intellectual stand point on religion. We used reasoning and evidence to base our faith on during this time more and more clergy members became educated and there was a push for Conciliarism
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October 31‚ 1517‚ he put the 95 Theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg‚ and invited people to debate him. Someone copied the theses and took it to the printer. Luther was quickly known all over Germany‚ because of the theses‚ and it led to the Reformation. Many people were unhappy with the church and they thought Luther’s protests were a way to challenge church control. In 1520‚ Pope Leo X issued a decree stating that
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guided their peoples in positive directions. Martin Luther and King Henry VIII had the greatest impact on their countries and religious affiliations. Martin Luther changed germany and christianity in a very great way. Leader of the Protestant Reformation‚ Luther went against some of the false teachings being spread by the Catholic church. Luther posted the 95 Theses which attacked people who sold indulgences‚ or fake passes out of purgatory sold for a price. You can tell Luther made a big difference
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Martin Luther (1483-1546)‚ a German monk‚ priest‚ and professor‚ we usually think of his importance to the Protestant reformation. Martin Luther sought to reform the church‚ which believed money could wipe away sin‚ and have people focus more on faith. He created the Ninety-Five Thesis in 1517 which resulted in the Pope excommunicating him from the church. In turn he created the Lutheran church in hope that people would find salvation through faith in Jesus rather than indulgences. However‚ what most
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During the 1500-1700’s many new Protestant religions formed due to the corruption and decline of the Catholic Church. Although there were several attempts to reform only one man‚ Martian Luther‚ spurred reformation of the church. Lutheranism was not the only religion that formed during the Reformation Period others included: Anabaptism‚ Anglicanism‚ Calvinism‚ Presbyterianism‚ and Zwinglianism. Most protestant beliefs were very similar but each religion interpreted the bible differently and had their
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teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines of Protestant and other Christian traditions. Martin Luther was born to Hans and Margaretha Luther on 10 November 1483 in Eisleben‚ Germany and was baptised the next day on the feast of St. Martin of Tours‚ after whom he was named. Luther’s call to the Church to return to the teachings of the Bible resulted in the formation of new traditions within Christianity and the Counter-Reformation in the Roman Catholic Church‚ culminating
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