Protestant & Catholic Reformation On October 31st 1517‚ Martin Luther started the beginning of the Protestant Revolution by posting his 95 theses at Wittenberg’s castle. These 95 theses argued on the power and efficacy of indulgences and explained the fundamentals of justification by faith. Thus opened the eyes of the people who had begun to question centuries of Catholic beliefs. Luther and his supporters believed that the Church had been corrupted by power and wealth and therefore it needed
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Calvinist‚ and Anabaptism were examples of different religious protests against the Catholic Church. All those protests were later known as the Protestant Reformation. In return‚ the Catholic Church responded with a Counter-Reformation‚ which led
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In the first half of the sixteenth century‚ the protestant reformation contributed to many political and social changes. The protestant reformation began in 1517 and lasted for 131 years‚ until 1648‚ but the consequences have lasted to the present. This reformation began with the inevitable conflict in the Christian church coming to light. People had started to believe that the church had problems in the aspects of both theological and secular ideas. Kings resented the power the church held‚ merchants
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he Protestant Reformation which began as a movement to reform the Church but then later turned into a rebellion against it‚ resulted in a number of non-Catholic religions know today as Protestant religions. This Reformation began mainly due to the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church but also due to political issues with surrounding states of the Holy Roman Empire. Europeans were plagued with death and disease like smallpox and the bubonic plague‚ which made them fear for their eternal salvation
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among the Church. It was these issues that Luther and others revolted and made their own religions. With the ascending of these Reformation developments‚ the Church expected to make a few changes itself. These changes appeared as teaching the ministry‚ opening religious communities‚ the Inquisition‚ and the sorting out of committees. Actually‚ despite the fact that Protestant assaults brought these changes‚ a considerable lot of these changes were required at any rate. The
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history but the question relies on why they attacked the fundamental principles of the church. The strong opposition to selling indulgences and that anyone could make its way to heaven if they had the right amount of money was what ignited the reformation‚ including Martin Luther 95 theses against indulgences. Later on came John Calvin’s work against the Catholic Church including the Geneva reform and his idea of predestination‚ the idea that God is willing all of the events that can happen in one’s
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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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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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The Protestant Reformation began because people had different opinions on how the Church should be run. These people gained followers and began spreading their ideas with the rest of Christianity. Martin Luther was the initial founder of the Reformation; shortly after his ideas were posted‚ he obtained followers and his new church began to grow rapidly. Shortly after Luther‚ many other reform groups were created with different beliefs on how the Church is meant to be organized and how Christianity
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