Due to the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church‚ the society of the middle ages faces degradation and destruction of their moral values. Since many commoners perceived the Church as a pinnacle of morality and took many clergy members as models‚ their morality also deteriorated. Aware of the complications‚ Chaucer wrote “The Canterbury Tales” and "Lak of Stedfastnesse‚" which expresses the malfeasance of the middle ages. In both writings‚ Chaucer argues that his society is deteriorating because
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powerfully shaped the Protestant Reformation and the subsequent history of Western Civilization the socio-political situation in Europe‚ the corruption of the Roman Curia and the papacy‚ the new insights of textual criticism and return to sources advocated by renaissance humanism‚ and the impact of the printing press. In actual history‚ these factors combined with Luther’s theological insights to create the “perfect storm” of the Protestant Reformation Long before Luther‚ the peoples of the Holy
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The Protestant Reformation as a whole tells a compelling story‚ with many intricate twists and turns. With the established goals of purifying the way people practiced Christianity‚ the movement and subsequent counter-movements by the Catholic Church grasped Europe in the 15th century. Many people know the stories and successes of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland‚ Germany‚ England‚ and other portions of Western Europe. Lesser known is the story of Poland. Poland’s narrative of religious reform
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Art and Aesthetic: Michelangelo’s painting‚ The Creation of Adam‚ is not only considered beautiful for its biblical representation‚ but also for its openness to interpretation. During the Roman renaissance‚ the figures of Adam and God are portrayed in the ideal human form. Both are relaxed and vulnerable; yet they portray a large amount of strength. The most emphasized part of the painting‚ centred so eyes are drawn to it‚ are the fingers of Adam and God. The fingers of the two figures are not
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Chaucer’s The Pardoner would fit best in Dante’s eighth circle. This is known as the fraud circle. This circle is also broken down into ten different Bolgias. The Pardoner would fall under Bolgia three. Bolgia three is committing the sin of Simony. One commits simony when they sell ecclesiastic favors and offices‚ to make money for themselves out of what rightfully belongs to God. People would come to the church to repent of their sins‚ and often would give charitable donations. However‚ the pardoner
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John Calvin (1509-1564)‚ was a French Theologian‚ he brought deep changes to the Reformation. By 1530‚ Went to Geneva to help the city split from the Roman Catholic Church. But Calvin’s reforms were not welcome by those in power‚ and he left the city in 1538. When he returned in 1541‚ he instituted radical reform into the church structure and exerted religious authority over the state. His reforms quickly became known as Calvinism and spread throughout Europe‚ where they heavily influenced Protestant
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The movie of the Schindler’s List is accurate to the novel there were fifteen minor changes. Most things are shown in the movie differently have strong reasons for showing it their way. The first inaccuracy I saw was the first meeting between Schindler and Pfefferberg is in a church‚ during the priests preaching. While according to the book Schindler visited Pfefferberg at his mother’s house‚ where Schindler almost gets killed by Pfefferberg‚ because he thought Schindler was an SS man that wanted
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One very important saint in the church was Saint Dominic. Saint Dominic was born in 1170‚ in Caleruega Spain. He died on August 6‚ 1221 in Bologna Italy. Saint Dominic’s feast day is August 8. He was canonized by Pope Gregory XI in 1234. He is the patron saint of astronomers. There are many fun facts on St. Dominic and his order‚ the Dominican Order.To begin with‚ St. Dominic studied at the University at Palencia. He was appointed canon at Osma in 1199. He helped preach against the Albigensians‚
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Disobedience can be said to be a distasteful quality. One that I might agree on most occasions‚ but I disagree. Oscar Wilde once said that disobedience is a virtue and just this one I would have to agree. One example of having a good outcome after disobeying is about the split‚ known as the Protestant Reformation‚ would shape the cultural and political development of the future United States. The process that began with Martin Luther’s efforts to reform the Catholic Church’s practices in the early
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The Thirty Years War was large scale conflict that erupted on the European Continent‚ for mainly religious and Economical reasons. The conflict was initially sparked in 1618‚ as the Catholic prince Ferdinand‚ was named to rule a largely Protestant region of Bohemia. This subsequently caused a Rebellion by the Bohemian aristocracy‚ and a further escalation of violence. The Catholic price‚ who was soon named The Holy Roman Emperor‚ would respond by Force by using this newly acquired imperial army
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