Martin Luther’s 95 Theses The Ninty-Five Theses was written by Martin Luther in 1517 and is broadly regarded as the major catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was an ambiguous German monk and radiant theologian. Martin Luther started a rebellion against the church’s authority which caused the collapse of religious unity of Christendom. The Roman Catholic Church‚ centered in Rome‚ extended its influence into every aspect of European society and culture. Due to the increasing power
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class of people was born → new economy and growth and trade. E.g. Medici… they support the new ideas or art‚ humanism etc. and gave money for it. Reformation (Challenge to the Catholic Church) Who were they?: Scientists and Protestant Christians Monarchs started to gain political power (e.g. Henry VIII) and were able to make Church (Protestant) of England because he has money and he is powerful. Scientists were Christians with the Muslims attitude for knowledge. Scientific Revolution
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AP Euro themes 1. Decline of the Holy Roman Empire Protestant reformation‚ Schmalkaldic wars‚ 30 years war Protestant reformation • Martin Luther 95 theses cause a shift in religious society (spread throughout Europe because of Gutenberg’s printing press) • He spread his different views on indulgences‚ Salvation by faith alone‚ only two valid sacraments (compared to the catholic 7)‚ and the church as being subordinate to the state • Made people question the existing authority of HRE and church
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developed through the dark ages of the medieval period. The Vulgate remains the official Bible of The Roman Catholic Church (Harris 31-32). The protestant canon differs from the Roman Catholic canon. The protestant Bible is seven books shorter that the Roman Catholic Bible. Martin Luther removed the seven books and placed them in the appendix during the reformation of the church‚ which began in 1517. The books remained I the appendix until 1826 when they were removed all together. Luther ’s German translation
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THE POSITIVE IMPACT MARTIN LUTHER HAD ON THE REFORMATION Martin Luther had several positive impacts on the Reformation. For instance‚ putting the immorality of the Catholic Church under microscope and later coming to a revolutionary idea that will limit their power. One aspect of the Catholic Church that was challenged by Martin Luther were the indulgences the church was selling in order to build a new church in Rome. Indulgences were the selling of prayers
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Julia Geiger History 111N March 6‚ 2008 Demonology and Propaganda in Politics and the Church The years following the English Reformation of the 16th century were an incredibly unstable time for Christianity. This was a time when Martin Luther brought about an ideological reform of Catholicism so spectacular‚ both the Catholics and Protestants were in a struggle to convince all hearts to follow what each thought of as the correct form of Christianity. Consequently‚ there was not an angle overlooked
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An important leader of the Reformation was a German Monk named‚ Martin Luther. Luther was born in 1483 in Eisleben‚ Saxony. As a young man‚ he was enrolled into the University of Erfurt‚ one of the oldest and best distinguished universities in Germany. In four years‚ he received his M.A. and B.A. degrees. Luther was caught in a severe thunderstorm and vowed to become a monk if he survived. When he did escape the storm‚ he kept his vow. In 1510‚ he visited Rome‚ which was the center of the Catholic
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Next‚ chapter ten‚ “The Psalms for Christians: In the West until the Reformation‚ and in the East‚” traces the Christian community and their use of the Psalms. During this period‚ we begin to see formal liturgies develop in the early centuries as a part of worship‚ which included the use of psalms in these liturgies (p.166). It is clear that the Psalms remain an important part of worship‚ for both the Jew‚ as seen in the previous chapter‚ and for the Christian (p.167). Furthermore‚ chapter ten
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The English Renaissance was a transition from the Medieval Middle Ages to the modern world. The word renaissance originates from the French word for rebirth. During the renaissance art‚ literature‚ and philosophies were influenced by those of the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The end of the Battle of Bosworth marked the beginning of the renaissance and the ascension of King Henry VII. Henry won the throne through the victory against Richard III. Henry VII also marked the last of the monarchy
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unique skills and capabilities needed to fulfill his or her calling. The highest moral duty that individuals were believed to have was to serve God well by working hard at their calling. With the Protestant Reformation‚ work had become a moral obligation rather than something necessary for subsistence. Protestants came to view work as a spiritual task‚ the take their work very seriously. Weber maintained that each individual had a calling and that this shift in attitude had an enormous impact on
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