Puritans attempted to reform and purify the Church of England through the application and full understanding of their scripture. Puritanism resulted and came about in the sixteenth and seventeenth century to reform the Church of the England. In the sixteenth century‚ political and social change fitted jointly together with religious life in England. Change resulted in Puritanism whom sought no interest in being a social‚ political‚ or more so economic movement. Unfortunately‚ Puritanism movement
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History of the church: The Reformation. Great Britain: Penguin Books‚ 1964. Dickens‚ A.G. Teach yourself History: Martin Luther and the Reformation. Edited by A.L. Rowse. London: the English Universities Press Ltd‚ 1967. Elton‚ G.R. Renaissance and Reformation 1300 – 1648. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing‚ 1976. Johnston‚ Andrew. Seminar studies in History: The Protestant Reformation In Europe. New York: Addison Wesley Longman‚ 1991. MacCulloch‚ Diarmaid. Reformation: Europe’s House divided 1490
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upheavals abounded. The late medieval period witnessed political struggles between monarchs and nobles and between church and state. Renaissance ideas and ideals stimulated political debate and furthered conflict between political contenders. The Reformations of the sixteenth century – both Protestant and Catholic – exacerbated political realities as religious movements required monarchs to defend a chosen religious status within their realms as well as to deal with religious issues and choices in adjacent
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How far was the German Reformation caused by anger surrounding the Indulgences scandal within the German states? The Indulgences scandal had limited ideas of being the most important reason for the Reformation‚ but as well as this‚ Luther was another reason for the Reformation but the most important reason was down to the Renaissance. The Renaissance was the most significant reason for the Reformation because of the new ways of spreading ideas. The printing press helped Luther spread his ideas
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accurate is it to say that corruption within the Catholic Church was the main reason for the German Reformation? [30 marks] On the 31st of October 1517‚ Martin Luther‚ a catholic monk at the time‚ pinned the 95 theses on the doors of Wittenberg Church and although unintended‚ this triggered theological debate about the state of the Catholic Church which ultimately led to the German Reformation. These theses were a list of complaints about corruption in the Catholic Church and in particular the
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Unit 1: Renaissance and Reformation The Renaissance * Approximate dates: 1375 (death of Petrarch) – 1527 (sacking of Rome) * The Renaissance is highlighted by: * a rediscovery of classical learning (Greek and Roman) * beginning of science * increased diplomacy * increased secularism * new belief in the individual * Secularism: never rejects Christianity‚ however‚ rejects Church’s domination and emphasizes man’s capabilities * Begins in Italy
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ROME AND THE PAPAL STATES Cola di Reinzo read many ancient Latin books and became very knowledgeable and wanted roman freedom and led a conspiracy to take over the city for the people The popes of the Renaissance had a dual position. On the one hand‚ they were‚ as rulers of the church‚ entrusted with the spiritual welfare of Christendom; on the other‚ they were the heads of an Italian city-state. Their failure to reconcile these two positions or rather‚ their devotion to the second at the expense
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such as Martin Luther and John Calvin. These two men introduced a new religion called Protestantism‚ but was opposed later on by supporters of the Counter-Reformation.
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The reformation happened in the sixteenth century because of various reasons and circumstances. The role of Martin Luther can be considered as the breakthrough in the sense that he challenged the contemporary religious practice and contributed for the initiation of socio-cultural‚ religious as well as political rebel. “Martin Luther (1483-1546)‚ a German monk and teacher of theology‚ who set off the chain reaction we know as the reformation” (Coffin et al‚ 400). Martin Luther’s quest for justice
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