Essay On Renaissance Humanism

During the Renaissance (1300-1700) religion impacted many aspects of the modern world we live in today. The main religion in Europe was Christianity, more specifically Catholicism. The Renaissance taught people to question and to challenge the norm. The Catholic Church hierarchy failed to change with it and the organisation of the Church appeared dated. Others had tried to bring forward Catholic doctrine. Sweden and the majority of the people were loyal to the Catholic Church.
During 1400-1600 there were thirty different popes that created less stability in the Catholic Church than what we would have today. Since there were so many popes during the time and it caused less stability it had the influence on Europe that there wasn't any stability in the country. Popes have always taught Catholicism in the church. The Pope claims to be the shepherd of all Christians and representative of Christ. The pope has also traditionally been regarded as patriarch of the West, with the great majority, although not all, of the Christians recognizing …show more content…
The dignity and worth of the individual was emphasized. The movement originated with the study of classical culture and a group of subjects known collectively as the “studia humanitatis”, or the humanities. Literary Humanism is a devotion to the humanities or literary culture.Renaissance Humanism is the spirit of learning that developed at the end of the middle ages with the revival of classical letters and a renewed confidence in the ability of human beings to determine for themselves truth and falsehood. Humanism was focused on the importance of an individual. Humanism had the philosophy that people are rational beings. The nobility and value of the individual was emphasized. Church teachings relied a lot more on the word of god. Church believers didn't depend on themselves to make society flourish, they just followed the word of god