During and following the Protestant Reformation‚ an innumerable measure of dignitaries lost‚ as well as gained a great deal due to the Reformation. Dignitaries or authority figures during this time period consisted of highly ranked members of the Church and Government. As a result of this 16th century movement‚ both were affected negatively and positively. The authority figure that lost the most was the Pope. It was established that the Bible held more authority than the Church in the 1400’s by
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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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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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Martin Luther was a primary force of change during the Reformation. Martin Luther was a very important shaper in the ideas and the movement of the reformation. He inspired massive changes to the societal and religious structure of the world‚ and as a result freed the world from the iron grip of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was one of the most important reformers in the reformation. Martin Luther’s life before the Reformation helped to shape the ideas that he used to usher in change. His
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The intellectual movements of the Enlightenment and the Reformation changed society through its numerous worldviews‚ including defying the traditions of the pre-established thoughts of the past. These adjustments in worldview impacted society forever through its perspective on religion‚ humanism and overall intellectual freedom. The Protestant Reformation was the sixteenth century religious‚ political‚ intellectual and cultural movement that spread across Catholic Europe‚ setting in place the structures
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unite as one under God and rise up against the evil forces of the world. In order to do this everyone‚ both religious and the not religious‚ need to be aware of and recognize the lifestyles of each other. Non Christians should at least study the Philosophy of Christianity‚ as Christians should explore the philosophy of infidelity. Justin Martyr found discussion with Tryphno very stimulating because the two ended up sharing similar viewpoints on important religious philosophies. (Justin‚ Dialogue
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Protestant & Catholic Reformation On October 31st 1517‚ Martin Luther started the beginning of the Protestant Revolution by posting his 95 theses at Wittenberg’s castle. These 95 theses argued on the power and efficacy of indulgences and explained the fundamentals of justification by faith. Thus opened the eyes of the people who had begun to question centuries of Catholic beliefs. Luther and his supporters believed that the Church had been corrupted by power and wealth and therefore it needed
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The Reformation The Reformation was caused by many things‚ things that had triggered the collapse in the Catholic Church were: The churches authority was weakened. church was unable to stop plague and it’s infighting with the Schism‚ The church became less attractive in many people’s lives. The churches authority was weakened. church was unable to stop plague and it’s infighting with the Schism‚ The church became less attractive in many people’s lives. Priests and Bishops were
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its way to heaven if they had the right amount of money was what ignited the reformation‚ including Martin Luther 95 theses against indulgences. Later on came John Calvin’s work against the Catholic Church including the Geneva reform and his idea of predestination‚ the idea that God is willing all of the events that can happen in one’s life. Both of these theologians had intentions of creating a truer version of the Christian religion and created their own form and version of Catholicism‚ Calvinism
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Gustav (Eriksson) Vasa Gustav Eriksson called Gustav Vasa where born in May 1496 (AC.) Gustav was crowned as a king the 6th of June 1523. During the time he was king‚ the reformation reached Sweden. Germany and Sweden traded very much during this time and to those trading cities the Lutheran beliefs came to. The Lutherans ideas where spread in Sweden mostly of Olaus Petri and Laurentius Andreae‚ People started to see that the church had fooled them in order to get land and valuable items. Gustav
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