The Reformation – Harry Russell The great reformation was a time when the Presbyterian and other religious churches split off from the Catholic Church because they did not believe in the Catholic Churches teachings. This happened in the sixteenth century‚ mostly because of one very important person martin Luther. Martin Luther started out wanting to be a lawyer‚ but one day was caught in a lightning storm and thought he was going to die. He then swore that if he lived he would swear his life to
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The Reformation: Catholicism As Madonna Ciccone once said‚ “Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.” Roman Catholicism arguably had the most decisive spiritual role in the history of Western Civilization. Its origins can be traced as far back as Jesus Christ and the Apostles. Today‚ the Catholic Church amasses over 11.1 billion members and has developed a sophisticated theology and hierarchy led by the papacy. By examining the Reformation
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Introduction The Reformation was a revolt against the values and practices of the Roman Catholic Church in Europe throughout the early sixteenth century. The Reformation started in the north of Germany but quickly spread throughout Western Europe which was officially under the control of the Christian Church at the time. The Reformation occurred in response to the corruption and practical abuses of the Catholic Church at the time. Many people were influential in the revolt including Martin Luther
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Baroque and the Counter-Reformation On October 31‚ 1517‚ Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the doors of Wittenberg Cathedral. Exposing the corruption of the Church and its abuse of power‚ Martin Luther sent a shock wave through all of Europe. Threatened with the growing rise of Protestantism‚ and the crises it revealed‚ the Catholic Church launched the Counter-Reformation. The Council of Trent (1545 - 1563)‚ was a central feature of the Counter-Reformation. Aimed at addressing the abuses of
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G.R. Elton shows how the reformation was political through the ideas that it was king support and king suppress and controlled by King Henry as an example and Euan Cameron did not have as strong of an argument by saying that the reformation was more religious through Martin Luther. The King support showed that the reformation was political because the reformation required the power of the princes and to get that power‚ they needed their support first. For example‚ for England to switch from a certain
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Key Ingredients that Engendered the Protestant Reformation Since the foundations of the Christian faith‚ the Catholic denomination has consistently been the most powerful and largest church community. The Pope held supreme religious power over the world and eventually held position as an important governmental figure. Throughout the times of the Middle Ages and Renaissance the Roman Catholic Church was the central basis and concern for all people. They forced people to obey their laws and pay sums
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ranged from friendly disagreement (as reflected in the numerous ecumenical dialogues produced between the two groups)‚ to outright persecution and murder of Protestants at the hands of Rome. Reformation teachings that identify the Pope as the Beast of Revelation and / or Roman Catholicism as Mystery Babylon are still common among Protestants. Clearly‚ anyone with this view is not going to “warm up” to Rome any time soon. For the most part‚ today at least‚ most of the animosity comes from basic
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Impact of the English Reformation and the Restoration on the English Colonies From the turmoils of establishing a stable political and religious identity in all of Europe‚ and England in particular‚ gave rise to the English Reformation and subsequently the Restoration era in the 16th and 17th centuries. While the onset of both the English Reformation and the Restoration era had a prominent impact on the colonies in the New World in regards to religious freedom‚ they differed in that the
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What’s So Funny ’Bout Peace‚ Love‚ and Understanding: Ninetyish Years of Religious Warfare Text: Western Civilization‚ pp. 402-410; 446-454 Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. Think of these questions as essay prompts. You should write your answer as if you were writing the introductory paragraph to the question (but don’t write the whole essay). 1. How did politics shape the religious positions of the French leaders during the last half of the sixteenth century? What
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The events of the church during the reformation and counter-reformation have affected the church today because of the way people have changed their views towards the church and the action taken from the reformation to benefit the church. The Christian church is still divided today because of the effect of the reformation period but still works to build unity. The reformation period encouraged many people to interpret the likes of lutheranism and Calvinism in their own way‚ which is why there are
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