Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation took place in Germany in the 16th century. During this time‚ Roman Catholic Church had a lot of power‚ and a priest called Martin Luther noticed their abuse of power. He decided to show people how the church was abusing of its power. He started by criticizing the sale of indulgences‚ and how priests‚ cardinals and even the Pope did not follow the teachings of the Bible. To criticize the Church‚ Luther wrote the 95 Theses and translated the Bible
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4. What were the responses of the Catholic authorities in the 16th century to the challenges posed by the Lutheran Reformation? The demand to reform the Roman Catholic Church stretched on for ages. Many people‚ such as Peter Waldo‚ John Wycliffe‚ and Jan Hus criticized the church for its worldliness and believed that one didn’t need direction from the Church‚ but just needed to read the Bible for guidance. It was from these men that Martin Luther came to the conclusion that faith alone
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The Protestant Reformation (1450-1565) (1) England Notion of the Renaissance Prince Recent War of the Roses created a sense of political instability for the Tudor dynasty --Henry VIII The significance of a male heir to the Tudors B. England Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon Henry seeks an annulment Henry creates the Church of England and establishes his own supremacy over it A “political reformation” only at first John Calvin (1509-1564) More of a scholar than
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Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was a religious movement that sought to reform the Catholic Church. This led to the creation of the new Protestant Church. The Protestant Reformation first broke out in Germany and Switzerland because Germany was not a strong centralized state and many people agreed with the Reformation. The criticism of the Church that helped begin the Reformation included absenteeism of members of the clergy‚ pluralism that led to absenteeism‚ the poor behavior
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Alberto Fis 1A World History Mr. Miller The Reformation and Scientific Revolution How did the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution challenge the Catholic Church? After explaining each of these events‚ compare and contrast their effects on the Catholic Church. The Reformation and the Scientific Revolution challenged the Catholic Church because they turned to investigation and research as a form of obtaining knowledge; they no longer treated facts that were considered absolute truths
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continuously from structure to structure. Between the years 1400 and 1800‚ there were many changes in the world: the Renaissance and Reformation brought their changes to the public life‚ the Age of Exploration opened and expanded an entire world‚ the enlightened became Enlightened‚ and Absolutism came and went its way. The Renaissance brought out the individual‚ and the Reformation gave it freedom. Before the Renaissance‚ a person’s greatest and in many cases only concern was with the afterlife – heaven
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Major Causes and Effects of the Protestant Reformation There were several causes of the Protestant Reformation that effected society‚ politics‚ and religion in Europe during the 16th century. In my opinion‚ the immediate cause that started the reformation was Martin Luther’s act of posting the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral in the Roman Empire. Luther was unhappy with the Catholic Church‚ and posted the Theses due to the sale of indulgences that was going on to raise money for
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VIII and The English Reformation. Richard Rex‚ 1993. Print. This book seeks to present Henry’s Reformation in an analytical fashion‚ presenting in logical order its leading ideas and main features. There seems to be an inherent risk in this
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The Reformation also known as the Protestant Reformation happened around the period of 1517 A.D – 1648 A.D. It was a religious revolution that took place in the Western Church. The reformation became the starting point of the Protestantism‚ which now is one of the three major branches of christianity. People started to view the church as a threat to the whole social structure of society‚ from the monarch on down. Then came along two individuals‚ John Calvin and Martin Luther‚ who would lead the Reformation
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Pope. The church thus needed a response to the Protestant Reformation‚ as it was going against everything they stood for. This movement against the Protestant Reformation is commonly referred to as the “Catholic Reformation”. This movement was directly operated through the Council of Trent‚ a council of high cardinals that met from 1645 to 1663. The Council of Trent was able to defend the Catholic faith against the Protestant Reformation by reaffirming Catholic beliefs and addressing the abuses of
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