Renaissance And Protestant Reformation

The Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation are considered as magical point in history by amateurs. In some regards, these events were magical. Art, literature, and science flourish like a well-kept garden. It was a pleasant change from the calamitous 14th century, which was wrought crop failure, famine, the Black Death, and fruitless crusades. The world was in turmoil. In the eyes’ Christian, it may as well have been a world forsaken by god. Thus, when the Renaissance and Reformation occurred, it almost seemed like a fairytale in history where everything was perfect for both peasants and affluent alike. However, did the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation have a positive impact the lives of everyone? The Renaissance and Protestant Reformation …show more content…
For instance, a miller in Montreale, Italy, Domenico Scandella, more commonly known as Menocchio, made his own interpretation of the bible. Even though his ideas about the cheese and the worm, god being a breath, and elements of father, son, Holy Ghost, and man were interesting, they constantly conflicted each other. However, Menocchio was adamant that the church was corrupt, and had too much of a political influence, and he burned at the stake for his belief. It is hard to say if Menocchio was one of a kind, or if was the only one to brave or fool to state his …show more content…
The elite and the clergy did not care about the bottom. The only thing that mattered to them was order and power. The marginalized were burned alive, stoned to death, ripped apart on a wheel, and several other inhuman way to end a life, so there would be order and peace. As like in Menocchio case, the majority stood by the dominate power. They did not want the bloodshed that followed the radical ideas of the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation. They followed the proximal power that would directly impact their lives whether it be the king or pope. Peasants may have believe in afterlife, but they were concerned about this