school based on the Anglican Church which was formed as a result of the Protestant Reformation. So what was the Protestant Reformation and how has it shaped Christianity today? In the early 1500s there was only one church‚ the Catholic Church (which we now call the Roman Catholic Church) which was and still is led by a Pope. The different denominations we have now are a result of the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a movement led by German monk Martin Luther‚ that was aimed at reforming
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Protestant Reformation The protestant reformation was a schism from the Roman Catholic Church started by Martin Luther. Luther was the driving force behind the reformation‚ and was essentially the one who called for action. The reformation was aimed initially to change or alter some ideas that the Catholic church had added or had. The protestant reformation was driven by ambitious political leaders who disagreed with the ideas of the church and wanted change. The main point of the protestant
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The Protestant Reformation was mainly a religious event‚ even though there were a number of economic and political factors which helped it spread. The main cause of the Reformation came from the ideas of Martin Luther about much needed reforms in the Church. The main cause of the Protestant Reformation was not an economic one. Political effects on the Reformation came mainly from ruler’s support. This helped ideas spread to the people because they would simply listen to their Ruler for the most
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The Struggle for Reformation The fight for change can be a very short and easy or long and overwhelming task. Many people around the world fight everyday for change‚ whether it be because of racial discrimination‚ difference in political views‚ or just ignorance and bullheadedness‚ but all the fights have one thing in common‚ people banding together to fight for their beliefs. The Protestant Reformation was argumentatively the biggest of its time and possibly history. It was a small group of people
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11/6/2014 Period 3 Protestant Reformation vs. Exploration The Renaissance was an age of education and literature. It might not have been possible without the printing press and more importantly the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a big milestone in history because it taught people that they cannot just buy their way into heaven‚ they have to earn that honor from God himself. The bible also played a big part in the reformation because it made people more literate so they could
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Catholicism and Protestantism are two types of Christian doctrine. Catholicism predates Protestantism by 1200 years. The Protestant Reformation was a movement that was began in 1517‚ by a priest‚ professor of theology and later author named Martin Luther‚ in a small village in Germany‚ that changed the course of history and religion as we know it today. Most of the impact that it made in its time is still effective today. Luther became famous for not only altering the face of religion‚ but also
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I feel that both the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution have had an equal influence on the religious nature of Europe in 1500 to 1800. But I also am convinced that the Scientific Revolution had a longer lasting influence in Europe. The Reformation destroyed the unity of faith and religious organization of the Christian peoples of Europe‚ cut many millions off from the true Catholic Church‚ and robbed them of the greatest portion of the valuable means for the cultivation and maintenance
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John Calvin Biography of John Calvin John Calvin was one of the most influential theologians in the Protestant history. He was a French national born in the sixteenth century. Therefore‚ his theological proposals are dated back in the sixteenth century. Noteworthy is the fact that he remains one of the most influential theologians in the history of Protestant Reformation. Historical accounts reveal that Calvin was both back in 1509 in France[1]. During his early childhood years‚ Calvin had demonstrated
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The beginning and later growth of the Protestant Reformation was originally aimed towards the improvement of many beliefs and practices that came from the Roman Catholic Church‚ and it was also known as a major 16th century European movement. Many actions that taken place was increased by striving more political rulers who agreed to extend the power and control of the expense at the Church. Another thing the Protestant Reformation was notified as was it was a new challenge to religious authority
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The Printing Press and the Protestant Reformation The Renaissance era has been frequently defined as a “bridge” between the Middle Ages and the Modern era. It was a cultural movement that spread approximately throughout the 14th and 17th century. It affected literature‚ art‚ politics‚ philosophy‚ religion and science. Scholars desperately searched for humanistic answers to life. Because of this movement‚ many great inventions were thought of and completed‚ which was the very start to the “bridge
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