The protestant reformation was primarily an economic event because the entire idea of reforming the church started with the validity of the sale of indulgences. Indulgences were purely for economic gain when it came to the catholic church. Because of this sale of indulgences protestants and other anti-pope figures such as Savonarola‚ Hus‚ Wycliffe‚ and Luther‚ began speaking out of the corruptions and abuses of the church. It it was for the sale of indulgences (purely economic) there would be no
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An international phenomenon‚ the Protestant Reformation brought many cultural changes‚ as well as new ideas‚ ideologies‚ and philosophies. The first major developments were educational and economic growths. When Martin Luther’s ideas spread‚ it led to a rise of humanism and capitalism‚ led by the middle class. Moreover‚ the invention of the printing press during this time transforms society by leading to faster and more accurate discoveries with the new ability to share and spread ideas more quickly
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change the world. Leading up to 2017‚ Lutherans saw a lot of discussion of how Luther and the Reformation changed the “world”. Generally in these presentations like‚ Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World‚ said “world” when they actually meant “Europe”. Could the Reformation have had an impact on The New World before Heinrich Mühlenberg arrived in 1742? When one asks “what was the Reformation?” The easiest and most obvious
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To What extent was the Edwardian reformation protestant? By the end of Henry VIII’s reign‚ religion within England was stranded mid-way between the competing belief systems of Catholicism and reform. Events within Europe had begun to influence thinking within England‚ the war between Charles V and the Schmalkaldic League was one such of these events‚ with which came new influence. Edward VI was king of England and along with his protectors Somerset and Northumberland reformed the country with what
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Has Deng Xiaoping ’s economic policy–reformation and opening had positive or negative effects on the Chinese economy? Research Report English for Tertiary Studies2 Lecturer: Tracie Wong Student name: shangweiwei Student No.: G0844037P Tracie Wong English for Tertiary Student Program International Foundation Program Office University of Newcastle Newcastle‚ NSW Date : 7th May 2010 Dear Ms Tracie Wong: Re: Research Report Submission Good
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As time went on‚ the Protestant Reformation did begin to bring increased literacy as well as the development of the Swedish language. Although various demands were made to prevent the sale and distribution of Lutheran reading materials‚ the only Swedish print house was under royal control; consequently‚ the king was in control of what sort of materials were allowed to be printed within Sweden. Petri‚ the priest of Stockholm‚ now in close connection with the king‚ was very proficient in creating liturgical
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Before the Renaissance‚ Reformation‚ Scientific revolution‚ and Enlightenment the common views on government and religion were bleak. The common perceptions were that the only people that should be educated were the very high nobles and the monks. Despite this start‚ the renaissance set the groundwork for individual thought‚ the reformation stopped placing so much of our resources in the Catholic Church‚ through the scientific revolution our understanding of the modern was created and finally through
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What were Indulgences? An Indulgence is an action or a prayer of sacrifice that can take away all or part of Purgatory for oneself or for another. It is given in return for something good that a person does in this life Purgatory is a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven. The sale of indulgences What were Indulgences? In Church teaching‚ Purgatory is the way in which God helps us to “make up”
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for the remission of one’s sins and to lessen one’s suffering in purgatory or even the chance of eternal life. The citing of these grievances is believed to have begun the Protestant Reformation‚ with the intention of recreating the Catholic Church. However‚ Luther was a very controversial figure of the Reformation as he would often contradict himself in various speeches and written works and allow himself to appear as a hypocrite regarding his own beliefs. I argue that In Against the Robbing and
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Martin Luther played the most important role in the Reformation. His actions not only changed Christianity‚ but also had a huge effect on Europe‚ which we can see even today. To understand why Luther wanted reform we must look at what happened before the events of 1517‚ when he protested the sale of indulgences (an indulgence was the act of praying or giving money to the church‚ so you would spend less time in purgatory). Around the 1500’s the Church was very powerful due to the money they collected
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