Anabaptists accepted the responsibility of following true Christianity, a complete restoration of the practice of the Church of Apostles, at the time of their personal Baptism ceremony. In preference to 1450, Catholic infants were baptized, anabaptists continued to be voluntarily baptized in Europe. John Calvin built the Protestant church in Geneva, Switzerland, consisting of a simplistic design without imagery or representation of Saints, a model for other churches. Before 1450, Catholics built churches, practicing worship of God, Calvin built the Protestant Church, continuing to exercise humility towards God. Martin Luther referred to scripture alone when creating his theory of salvation, eliminating five of the seven Catholic sacraments, keeping only the scripturally supported Communion and Baptism. At the times before 1450, Popes referred to scripture, giving it authority to determine salvation, Luther also gave authority to scripture, when formulating his theory of salvation that continued to be followed by Lutherans. When humanism spread outside of Italy, feudalistic nations adopted the concept, specifically, altering it to appeal to their religious concerns that included salvation through scripture alone and the controversy of the amount of power clerical …show more content…
Killing about seventy five to two hundred million people, the Black Death is characterized as one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. It is estimated to have killed sixty percent of Europe’s population. The Bubonic plague started in the plains of Central Asia, but peaked in Europe due to its ability to be spread easily from person to person. The Plague left Europe devastated. Without resources or possessions, the people of Europe had no one else to turn to except God, so they built up their society towards leading a life with religious purpose to reach salvation. Leading up to the period that resides in 1450-1648, where continental prosperity shifted the values of Europeans from reaching salvation towards embracing more secular values resided, including aggrandizement of power. The people of Europe continued to view leading a life of purpose as they practiced worship in many different