Luther played in the protestant reformation. Primarily‚ I will analyse the role Martin Luther played in this movement and how his protest over the sale of indulgences resulted in a significant change in the history of Christianity. In addition‚ I will focus on the expansion of Protestantism and Protestant denominations across Europe during the 16th century. At the beginning of the 16th century‚ potent figures in the Western Church were crying out for a reformation. Churchmen criticised the administration
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Next‚ chapter ten‚ “The Psalms for Christians: In the West until the Reformation‚ and in the East‚” traces the Christian community and their use of the Psalms. During this period‚ we begin to see formal liturgies develop in the early centuries as a part of worship‚ which included the use of psalms in these liturgies (p.166). It is clear that the Psalms remain an important part of worship‚ for both the Jew‚ as seen in the previous chapter‚ and for the Christian (p.167). Furthermore‚ chapter ten
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Essay Question: Describe and analyze the ways in which 16th century Roman Catholics defended their faith against the Protestant Reformation. As a result of the vast expansion of Protestantism and quickly decreasing numbers in Roman Catholics‚ the Counter Reformation was initiated by the Roman Catholic Church in order to reconcile the Catholics and Protestants into one faith. The Roman Catholics attempted to achieve this goal through several methods‚ addressing the abuses of the Church by accepting
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Western Europeans in economics‚ politics‚ and innovation. These revolutionary changes and eras include the Renaissance‚ Protestant Reformation‚ the Catholic Counter-Reformation‚ and the Age of Enlightenment. Even so‚ there are continuities in that time period‚ including the Western desire to discover‚ and the states that continued to be Catholic in the face of reformation and Protestantism. The year is 1450‚ and most of Western Europe is still largely Roman Catholic. The Spaniards are in the process
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1564. He grew up with an interest in Church Doctrine and also grew up with an environment of Protestantism. At the age of 8‚ Martin Luther posted his 95 theses. John was a law student at the University of Orleans when he first joined the cause of reformation. In 1536 he published a book about the theories of Protestantism. The book was called Institutes of the Christian Religion. Then‚ Calvin came up with a doctrine which was called predestination. In this doctrine Calvin says that God has known since
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was a period in which there was a rebirth of culture‚ government‚ the economy and religion? Discuss the salience of the Protestant Reformation. Do you believe that it played a significant role for the betterment of European society? What was the role of Martin Luther and did his actions allow for social and religious change? How did it differ from the Reformation in England? What is Absolutism? Do you believe that it was an important factor in the sustainment of government in Western Europe
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The legacy of the renaissance can be described and defined in many ways and through many great people. For example‚ one of the main figures of the renaissance was "Leonardo Da Vinci" born in Italy during the year1452; he was during his time and is still today considered a true renaissance man. Da Vinci dabbled in almost every aspect of the arts and science. He is most famous however for his painting (Mona Lisa) finished in 1506‚ but he also worked on designs for weapons and sculpted as well as the
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How far was the German Reformation caused by anger surrounding the Indulgences scandal within the German states? The Indulgences scandal had limited ideas of being the most important reason for the Reformation‚ but as well as this‚ Luther was another reason for the Reformation but the most important reason was down to the Renaissance. The Renaissance was the most significant reason for the Reformation because of the new ways of spreading ideas. The printing press helped Luther spread his ideas
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Religious Wars Catholicism had been the dominant religious power in Europe for centuries. However‚ after the Protestant Reformation‚ Protestantism spread to many countries in Europe. Attitudes towards these two religions have generally remained the same‚ with Catholicism remaining consistently more popular and Protestantism the minority. Nevertheless‚ there have been significant changes in attitudes towards Catholicism and Protestantism‚ including increased toleration between the two groups. Clearly
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Equally‚ she was aware that she had to persuade Spain that her Church was little different‚ externally‚ to theirs. At the same time‚ she had to persuade the Lutherans that she was a follower of their Augsburg Confession. Therefore‚ outward Catholic signs such as the use of vestments‚ crosses and candlesticks would serve to reassure both Lutherans and Catholics. How widespread does Doran say Catholicism was up to 1580? When Elizabeth came to the throne‚ the majority of people in England and Wales were
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