#2 11/10/15 Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was the 16th Century move to democracy for Christians and time of reform from the “dark ages” or from the strict control of the Roman Catholic Church. The reformation was initiated by a schism within the Eurpoe Christian community within the church‚ and among other Christians that had divergent interpretations of the Bible. It was also a time of change and time for new opportunities and asking new questions. The reformation brought new
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By the late 1500s‚ Christian divisions had been flying up all over Europe. This was in light of the reports of liberalities (offering of opportunity from limbo)‚ administrative indecency‚ manhandle of cash‚ alongside numerous other awful activities that were uncontrolled 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
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of citizens should have control over their government and country rather than leaving control in the hands of the aristocratic elite‚ or the hands of distant power. This is how nationalism was successful in challenging the governments of small kingdoms‚ or large empires‚ this in part it what made it a defining political institution of modern age (Getz‚ T. R. & Brooke J. E.‚ 2012). There is also another definition of nationalism this side excludes a bond to a diverse state where the subjects do
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became some of the most widespread. The most famous document of this time was Martin Luther’s Disputation on the Power of the Efficacy of Indulgences‚ better known as the 95 Theses. This document is a list of questions and statements each meant to bring on a greater conversation. Within it‚ Luther expressed his main beliefs that were opposed to the Catholic theology of that time. He argued that the Bible held all authority over Christians and not the pope or priests‚ that salvation was gained by faith
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By the 16th century‚ the Roman Catholic Church ’s corruption was beginning to spread. Simony‚ or the buying of church offices‚ was common along with pluralism which was the appointment of multiple bishops in multiple areas. Tithing had become mandatory to support the church ’s bloated clergy‚ yet it was the poorly paid servents who did the priest ’s duties. Meanwhile due to the invention of the printing press‚ common people were reading doctrine for themselves. All these factors sparked a major discontent
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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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1. What is referred as the Protestant Reformation? What are the changes that the reformers introduced? The Protestant Reformation was a movement that aimed to reform the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church. Some of the changes that the reformers introduce in this reformation were that God offers salvation to sinners in spite of their sins. Another change that was introduced was the idea that the Pope‚ the priest‚ the monk or the bishop should not have all the spiritual authority over
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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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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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The underlying causes that brought on the Protestant Reformation would be Martin Luther creating Lutheranism‚ Christians deciding to change their religion‚ discarding large parts of the Bible‚ and leaving the old authority of the Pope behind over indulgences. The Reformation had many causes but the top three would be‚ social‚ political‚ and economic. The political causes began over Nationalism‚ the Pope’s control resenting‚ a foreign ruler‚ and the protection of leaders. Both Protestantism and
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