17th century[edit source] Many Christian revivals drew inspiration from the missionary work of early monks‚ from the Protestant Reformation (and Catholic Reformation) and from the uncompromising stance of the Covenanters in 17th century Scotland and Ulster‚ that came to Virginia and Pennsylvania with Presbyterians and other non-conformists. Its character formed part of the mental framework that led to the American War of Independence and the Civil War. 18th century[edit source] The 18th century
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church appeal to other people. Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther in 1521 because of his speaking against the church. Martin Luther had many followers after his excommunication. These people were called Lutherans. The Lutherans believed in the same ideas as Martin Luther. A main reason that the Lutheran church was created was because their bible was translated into German from Latin by Martin Luther in 1534. Martin Luther also believed that
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After the Middle Ages‚ a religious reformation that traveled through Europe occurred. This religious reformation is known as the Protestant Reformation. Many events happened during the Middle Ages that led to the Protestant Reformation. Some of these events were the Catholic church‚ Martin Luther‚ and the printing press. These three events had a large enough effect that they were a big cause of the reformation. Many people dislike the Catholic Church’s traditions. A big reason for this was because
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in addition to the lack of strong central government. Other reasons include the fact that Charles V held many roles and therefore had other priorities that were more important than dealing with Lutheranism‚ the role of Fredrick the Wise and other Lutheran leaders and princes‚ and finally the appeal and popularity of Lutheranism which ultimately lead to the strength and the growth of the Luther movement. Perhaps the other reasons would not have happened if there was not a lack of central government
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early life. Bruce’s family was Lutheran‚ and didn’t share the same faith as he did. Especially his father‚ who was a proud Lutheran. Bruce’s father was so disgraced by the fact when he heard that Bruce was a Christian‚ he began to call him names‚ and lock him outside of the house. However‚ one thing the author of this essay do not understand is how the father abused him. The Lutheran Church is all about Christian ethics and behavior. If Bruce’s father was a proud Lutheran‚ wouldn’t he have treated Bruce
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HUGH GOLDIE LAY/THEOLOGICAL TRAINING INSTITUTION‚ AROCHUKWU IN AFFILIATION WITH ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY‚ UTURU ASSIGNMENT PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION / THEOLOGY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE COURSE RELIGION AND SOCIETY TOPIC: CORRUPTION IN THE CHURCH WRITTEN BY KALU‚ PETER OBASI PGD/2013/002 SUBMITTED TO REV. ELIJAH OBINNA‚ PHD (LECTURER)
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Reformation of the 16th Century The Catholic Church came across of a lot of challenges throughout the reformation. For example‚ Martin Luther’s challenge which really set the church off in a bad direction and made them look horrible to a lot of church goers. Although they came across these challenges‚ the church fought back by rebirthing the catholic church and sending out the Jesuits. Martin Luther was German theologian and religious reformer who was the catalyst of the 16th-century Reformation
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History of the church: The Reformation. Great Britain: Penguin Books‚ 1964. Dickens‚ A.G. Teach yourself History: Martin Luther and the Reformation. Edited by A.L. Rowse. London: the English Universities Press Ltd‚ 1967. Elton‚ G.R. Renaissance and Reformation 1300 – 1648. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing‚ 1976. Johnston‚ Andrew. Seminar studies in History: The Protestant Reformation In Europe. New York: Addison Wesley Longman‚ 1991. MacCulloch‚ Diarmaid. Reformation: Europe’s House divided 1490
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upheavals abounded. The late medieval period witnessed political struggles between monarchs and nobles and between church and state. Renaissance ideas and ideals stimulated political debate and furthered conflict between political contenders. The Reformations of the sixteenth century – both Protestant and Catholic – exacerbated political realities as religious movements required monarchs to defend a chosen religious status within their realms as well as to deal with religious issues and choices in adjacent
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reforms had more consequences than others‚ but the Catholic Reformation was one of the biggest. The Catholic-Counter Reformation was a fighting force that did not start with a huge bang‚ even though the reform started slow‚ it eventually began to gain heed; the Reformation was a fire back at the Protestants. The Catholic-Counter Reformation was the period of revival for the Catholic Church in the 16th Century (Pollen‚ John). The Reformation began because many educated Catholics felt the need for change
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