For my final project‚ I chose to compare the Catholic and Lutheran religions. I was born and raised in the Roman Catholic faith and have always attended a Catholic church. In fact‚ I even attended Catholic schools my entire life‚ so I am very familiar with the religion. I chose the Lutheran religion for comparison because I hear that it has some striking similarities to the Catholic religion and it interested me to find out both the similarities and differences between the two. The Lutheran religion
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Religion in the New World exploded into the land with the colonization of thousands of immigrants. It played an important role in the development of thought in the West. Religion was one of the first concepts to spark the desires of people from other countries to emigrate to the new lands. While many religions blossomed on the American shores of the Atlantic‚ a basic structure held for most of them‚ being predominantly derived from Puritanism. Jamestown‚ the first permanent English settlement‚ showed
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The Christian church in medieval Rome held a lot of social and religious authority but along with authority came issues of society that they were forced to deal with. Sexuality was a matter of the churches concern that was more often related to the word "Evil". I am going to attempt to prove that the "evils" involved in sexuality such as prostitution‚ and homosexuality were necessary for the church to maintain a growing authority over society. The chronological limits I am focusing on will fall between
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Throughout history‚ religion has played an integral role in the formation of a modern society. It has not simply been the presence of religion in life that has inspired the development of a modern social order‚ but the reformation of religion throughout time that has changed the world. In the early sixteenth century‚ a storm was brewing‚ a storm that would forever change the world. This perfect storm was the protestant reformation. The protestant reformation was headed by catholic monk named
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Coming from a religious background‚ the religious event in history always stuck out to me the most. I’m amazed at the variety of belief that was practice throughout the years. I would like to examine some of the important religious events from the years 1492 to 1865. The events that really grabbed my attention were The Protestant Reformation‚ The Salem Witchcraft Trials‚ and The Second Great Awakening. First important religious event was The Protestant Reformation. This took place in 1517. It initially
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Luther was a revolutionary after his excommunication because of his writing: On the Babylonish Captivity of the Church. This writing caused the official break with Rome‚ and the creation of a new system of faith. In this document‚ Luther calls Rome a brothel and compares it to Babylon. His language in this document is scathing‚ sarcastic‚ and brutal. However‚ the people now viewed the conflict between Luther and the Church as one between Satan and God. This was Luther’s official break with Rome
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Reaction Paper- Protestant Reformation Protestant Reformation‚ first taking place in the early sixteenth century‚ brought about a whirlwind of change theologically‚ economically‚ and multiple other fronts. Most important was the globalization of Christianity—its transformations generated new directions of intellect beyond the sixteenth century. Works of theologians such as Martin Luther and John Calvin sparked the criticism of the authority and power of the Catholic Church as well as instilling
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Journal 1 What does Pollitt believe to be the most basic reason why people object to same-sex marriage? Katha Pollitt on her essay called “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage”? (Page 570)‚ she is arguming against same-sex marriage. This subject is very controversial in all aspects. Some of the reasons are: Political‚ Judicial‚ Economical‚ Conservatives people‚ History and Religions. Pollitt on her argument gives different points of view of why people object to same-sex marriage. One of the
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Henry VIII Star Or Monster Henry VIII as soon as you hear his name you can instantly think of something; his six wives‚ religious affairs and so on. Some people would see him as a ruthless murderer but on the other hand some people would see him as the countries saviour and one of the most powerful men ever to live. In this essay I will show both points of view and summarise these as my conclusion. In 1509 Henry was crowned king and from that day he has become a massive historic figure in our timeline
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Martin Luther and the Refromation Joel Erhardt The book‚ Sixteenth Century Europe‚ by L.W. Cowie speaks about the precursors of the Protestant reformation and how they impacted on Catholicism‚ and it also looks at the precursors to the reformation. These precursors are what we know as the Renaissance humanists. Many of these ‘new thinkers’ provided new doctrines and biblical knowledge that would greatly impact the reformation. Without the Christiana humanists‚ the protestant reformation
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