Major Causes and Effects of the Protestant Reformation There were several causes of the Protestant Reformation that effected society‚ politics‚ and religion in Europe during the 16th century. In my opinion‚ the immediate cause that started the reformation was Martin Luther’s act of posting the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral in the Roman Empire. Luther was unhappy with the Catholic Church‚ and posted the Theses due to the sale of indulgences that was going on to raise money for
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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 Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation began as a movement by a monk; Martin Luther‚ to correct the crimes of the Catholic Church. Its roots‚ however‚ ran much deeper than that. The Northern Christian Humanists of centuries before believed that the Christian faith had once been a simple religion‚ alternated through time and incompetent in the pope’s authority. Although Martin Luther meant only to make corrections in the flawed faith‚ a split occurred in the Christian Church.
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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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Causes and Consequences of the Reformation There were several causes of the Reformation. Some of them were short-term causes and others were long-term causes. One of the long-term causes of the Reformation was that many people thought that the Church was not following the Bible. For example‚ many people were unhappy with the idea of indulgences. Indulgences were gifts that people gave to the Church so their sins would be forgiven. In 1517 Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of a church
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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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Daji‚ Shay Final Exam‚ Question #1 HIST 151‚ Spring 2015 Word Count: 1498 May 2nd 2015 Factors Precipitating the Inevitability of the Protestant Reformation In 1517‚ a single friar collapsed thousands of years of religious unity‚ undermining the power of the Roman Catholic Church‚ an institution that held religious authority over the majority of the Western world. Martin Luther‚ the son of a miner‚ published a document titled The Ninety-Five Theses that challenged the selling of indulgences as a
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The Protestant Reformation influenced radical religious differences between many Sects including Lutherans‚ who believed that the church and state should co-exist‚ but not work together as one‚ Calvinists‚ who competed for a church-dominated state‚ and Anabaptists‚ who believed in the wholly separation of church and state. The Lutherans‚ who believing in church and state existing together‚ followed the teachings of a monk named Martin Luther. In 1517‚ he posted his 95 Theses to the door of
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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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Reformation of the 16th Century The Catholic Church came across of a lot of challenges throughout the reformation. For example‚ Martin Luther’s challenge which really set the church off in a bad direction and made them look horrible to a lot of church goers. Although they came across these challenges‚ the church fought back by rebirthing the catholic church and sending out the Jesuits. Martin Luther was German theologian and religious reformer who was the catalyst of the 16th-century Reformation
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