The Renaissance had a different type of thinking than the Middle Ages. It was a time of more of a secular thinking rather than overly religious—Christianity still existed in Europe but it was not as vast. According to the textbook, there was a center of humanist study called the Platonic Academy of Philosophy in Florence and it “sponsored Neoplatonism… which sought to revive Platonic ideals in contemporary culture” (Benton et al 7). Even though secular thinking shaped a lot of the ideals of the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation was a key event that sprung in this time. According to the textbook, Martin Luther initiated this event, "an Augustinian monk… [who was] a professor of philosophy and biblical studies at Wittenberg University”
