The Role Of Humanism In The Renaissance

The Renaissance was a time period involving the rebirth of classical culture such as beautiful art and literature. During the renaissance the term Humanism evolved which can be defined as a system of values and beliefs that is based on the idea that people are basically good and that problems can be solved using reason instead of religion. Humanists objected to the fact that the Church controlled what people were able to study, of what people were able to publish, and limited the sorts of things people could even chat to each other. The idea of humanism influenced the way people thought and looked at things in life, which causes people to question their own lives and the authority of the church.
Bubonic plague a disease spread by fleas is considered one of the worst pandemics in human history. Huge speculation of the church authority resulted from this event. Between 1347 and 1351 the plague killed between one-third and …show more content…
Wye did not believe that the sacraments were effective when an evil and wicked clergy administered them. He also felt that individual Christians should only be guided by what they read in the Bible. Wye is regarded as the "Morning star of the Reformation", since he challenges the church, a hundred and fifty years before Martin Luther did. Wye had many followers including country men, politicians and poor people. His followers known as the Lollards grew in numbers in England. The English Kings, Henry IV and Henry V, tried to stop the spread of the Lollard movement through fines, imprisonment and burning. After Wyes death, his writings were spread in Bohemia by John Huss a priest and professor in the University of Prague. The Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund had then invited John Huss to attend a general church council at Constance where he was burned at the stake in