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What does Renaissance mean?
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Rebirth
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What are the Themes of the Renaissance Thinkers?
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Discovery of emancipation; New worlds of the mine: Literature and Art; Exaltation of human nature; Expression of deep dimensions of feeling; A new humanism; Discovery of original classical texts: Greek/Romans; Use of vernacular language; Invention of the printing press.
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Who was Erasmus?
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A Renaissance Thinker; develops Christian humanism; critic of scholastic theology; Interested in simple Christianity; saw similaritites between Plato and Christ; Sought harmony in church teachings/secular learning; Saw religion as matter of heart ratheer than the head; Believed in human capacity for moral development; Sees Christian education as key for liberation.
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Who was Martin Luther?
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A Renaissance Thinker; Rejects proofs for the existence of God; We have knowledge of God through grace and faith; Sin is due to bondage of the will, and not because of the lack of knowledge;Faith is what overcomes the predicament; reason is the faculty of finite human existence; Treason reduces all things to limited perspective especially regarding God; Criticizes those who believe tindividual efforts save us; All we need to save ourselves is the Gospel; God had orddained governemtns because of man's sinful nautre.
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Who was Nicolo Machiavelli?
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A Renaissance Thinker; Wrote The Prince; Urged rulers to adopt art of deception; Said that morlity has no place in politics; No room for Christian ethics in world of cunning and self-interest; adopt religion only if it helps to keep social order; There is no room for truth in politics; Might is Right(I will tell you what is ethic and powerful); Appear to be virtous but remember power is the only necessity; The end justifies the means(Even out of evil or Kill).
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Who was Michelle Montaigne?
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A Renaissance Thinker; Writes the Essays: Was skeptic; proposes mood of inquiry; Desired to live and exemplary life; Rejects claims to absolute truths, because it can lead to fanaticism and dogmatism(Being Stubborn in his beliefs); Do not confine yourself to any set of ideas it closes the mind; It means there is no reason to wonder, to imagine, or to think; enrich your life by inquiring, listening, reflecting on what others have to say, and go beyong it; To doubt is not to be pessimistic; IT's a posti e affirmation of being interested in all facets of life; Montaigne wanted us to enrich our life by being open to it.
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Who was born in Norfolk, England and Emigrated to US in 1774?
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Thomas Paine
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Who wrote Common Sense (1776) inspiring the American Revolution?
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Thomas Paine
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Who wrote The American Crisis from which come inspiring words from George Washington?
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Thomas Paine
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Who encouraged Ben Franklin to emigrate to America?
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Thomas Paine
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Who was married twice and also known as a womenaizer?
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Ben Franklin
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Who where Ben Franklin two wife's?
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Mary Lambert 1754; Elizabeth Olive (1771)
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What was Thomas Paine Political Veiws?
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A defender of the French Revolution, he had be Imprisoned in France, Yet he wrote Rights of Man (1791).
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Who supported complete separation with Britian; Radical at the time?
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Thomas Paine
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Who was very critical of British Crown, thus, initiating revoluntionary debate?
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Thomas Paine
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Who was First to write an article "African Slavery"(1775) call for its end?
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Thomas Paine
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Who impressed by Amercian Indiigenous people and their tribal councils?
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Thomas Paine
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Who's tribal councils accepted as base for refining democratic ideals?
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Thomas Paine
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Who wrote the book of Age of Reason?
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Thomas Paine
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In is book of Reason, he is critical of Christianity?
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Thomas Paine
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Believes the Bible is imposition on the world and Rejects all churches?
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Thomas Paine
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Who once said, "My mind is my Church". Felt religion used to terrify?
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Thomas Paine
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Who said that the Bible was a form of Mythology and there is only one God?
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Thomas Paine
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Who was a deist?
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Thomas Paine
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