Religious Propaganda
The power of languages and news can be see in today’s society. For instance, the news media is capable of stirring up people’s emotions and responses much like what had happened during World War Two. Prior to the influx of news reports, America was in a dissembled state and unwilling to compromise, however due to the influence of the media, citizens were willing to cooperate with one another and stand up against the common enemy. As a key starter to creation of the news media, the printing press made a huge impact in the Renaissance as well. Although the printing press greatly influenced and expanded literature and eventually literacy, the printing press also greatly shaped people’s view of religion as well. The printing …show more content…
Protestants perceived that the main head of the church should be the Gospel and not ruled by the Pope, head of the Catholic Church. Another issue was the differences in the ideology the Protestant church had from the Catholic Church. The concepts were that each and every member is allowed to interpret and gain full access to the Bible. One the most influential protestant members at this time, Martin Luther, conveyed his ideas through the use of the printing press. As a protestant, he incorporated the printing press in order to show his writings and ridicule the church, which ultimately convinced the common people to partake in the Protestant views. During the Reformation years, which took part in the Renaissance, Martin Luther translated the New Testament and used the printing press to create numerous copies to distribute out to the people. With the newly translated texts to common languages such as German or Latin and the vernacular language of the people, it allowed more citizens willing to read and understand the Protestant’s perspective. He “encouraged the recipients of the printed message to think for themselves about the issues in dispute” (Edwards). The protestant propaganda, the notion of the Protestants using the printing press to promote their ideas, allowed many Protestants to question whether the Pope is the only authority allowed to interpret the …show more content…
There was a huge impact created on religion when the printing press was made. This can be seen through the war between the Protestants and the Roman Catholic Church. The Protestants were successfully able to convert and influence many people due to their tactic of creating vernacular texts and translating into German and Latin. Although the Roman Catholic Church used the printing press as well, they did not do it as effectively. With their strategy to reproduce texts that only allowed the higher ups to comprehend, the church failed to reach out to the main population. The printing press was a creation that allowed revolutionary changes to happen. The power of the distribution of words and texts can be seen through various historical incidents such as the Reformation. Literature is such a strong and powerful way to influence and sway the emotions of many
The power of languages and news can be see in today’s society. For instance, the news media is capable of stirring up people’s emotions and responses much like what had happened during World War Two. Prior to the influx of news reports, America was in a dissembled state and unwilling to compromise, however due to the influence of the media, citizens were willing to cooperate with one another and stand up against the common enemy. As a key starter to creation of the news media, the printing press made a huge impact in the Renaissance as well. Although the printing press greatly influenced and expanded literature and eventually literacy, the printing press also greatly shaped people’s view of religion as well. The printing …show more content…
Protestants perceived that the main head of the church should be the Gospel and not ruled by the Pope, head of the Catholic Church. Another issue was the differences in the ideology the Protestant church had from the Catholic Church. The concepts were that each and every member is allowed to interpret and gain full access to the Bible. One the most influential protestant members at this time, Martin Luther, conveyed his ideas through the use of the printing press. As a protestant, he incorporated the printing press in order to show his writings and ridicule the church, which ultimately convinced the common people to partake in the Protestant views. During the Reformation years, which took part in the Renaissance, Martin Luther translated the New Testament and used the printing press to create numerous copies to distribute out to the people. With the newly translated texts to common languages such as German or Latin and the vernacular language of the people, it allowed more citizens willing to read and understand the Protestant’s perspective. He “encouraged the recipients of the printed message to think for themselves about the issues in dispute” (Edwards). The protestant propaganda, the notion of the Protestants using the printing press to promote their ideas, allowed many Protestants to question whether the Pope is the only authority allowed to interpret the …show more content…
There was a huge impact created on religion when the printing press was made. This can be seen through the war between the Protestants and the Roman Catholic Church. The Protestants were successfully able to convert and influence many people due to their tactic of creating vernacular texts and translating into German and Latin. Although the Roman Catholic Church used the printing press as well, they did not do it as effectively. With their strategy to reproduce texts that only allowed the higher ups to comprehend, the church failed to reach out to the main population. The printing press was a creation that allowed revolutionary changes to happen. The power of the distribution of words and texts can be seen through various historical incidents such as the Reformation. Literature is such a strong and powerful way to influence and sway the emotions of many