A Retrieved Reformation

There are many different religious images that express symbolism within the Christian religion. In early Christianity to worship freely was illegal. Therefore, Christians developed symbols that served as a way to identify each other in public and to mark their faith. These symbols also allowed Christian to openly wear them with their clothing. The symbol of the Fish, the Good Shepherd, the invention of the stained glass window and printing press allowed for the artistic expression to expand in…

Back in early European history, there were often many disagreements between people, especially when it came to religion. These disagreements can lead to a wide variety of things, whether it be war, compromise, or just flat out tension. In one of the bigger disputes of religion in European history, Martin Luther and John Calvin vs. the Catholic Church, there was no clear winner or loser towards the beginning, once the two men proposed their ideas of why the Catholic Church wasn’t to be followed…

On the other side of the Great Schism is the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation occurred during the early sixteenth century. Religious reformers such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry the eighth all challenged the ideas, vision, and authority of the Catholic Church. This lead to years of war and persecution, but ultimately the development of the Protestant sect of Christianity. The philosophy behind Protestantism is holding the Christian ideals without practicing or…

There were three sets of pews with one main aisle to carry the cross and candle down. One distinction between the pews is in a Catholic church there is a place to kneel but in a Lutheran church they do not kneel, just sit and stand. Since I went on Reformation Sunday the reverend wore a red colored sash. Red represents the Holy Spirit giving strength to followers ("Church Year | Liturgical Colors - The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod"). Throughout the church there were accents of red. Also, they…

brutal opposition from the papacy and the English government. The strong correlation between church and state made Wyclif a heretic to the Catholic Church and an unpatriotic, revolutionary figure to the English Parliament. Although the Protestant Reformation did not occur until a century after Wyclif, he certainly made a lasting impression on later reformers such as Hus, Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin. Wyclif was considered to be the “morning star of…

during the Protestant Reformation. He confronted the Roman Catholic Church on their system of indulgences while everyone turned a blind eye. Constantly, Luther was called a liar, heretic, and an outlaw by the Catholic Church for his teachings that conflicted with the Roman Catholics’ religious orders and beliefs. However, he never stood down regardless of if he was to face death or excommunication. His theology would be the sole foundation of his teachings in regards to the Reformation. He…

The Church’s decree on Ecumenism was a movement that seeks to unify christens, it applied to ecclesial openness to other churches. The Ecclesial movement has been led by the World Council of Churches since 1948. This movement created full communion among the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Presbyterian Church, United Church of Christ, and the Reformed Church in America. Even before Vatican II made ecumenism a pivotal theme Father Yves Congar highlighted the ecumenical issue that divided…

the change from manuscript culture to print culture. The printing press allowed for the world to develop from manuscript culture to print culture but this change would have happened regardless of the technological advances due to the protestant reformation. In…

The reformation was a huge turning point in society. It did not only just affect how people looked at religion but also many other things. The reformation was encouraging people to think more about things they have been lead on to believe. Martin Luther was the Augustinian monk that started the reformation by challenging the Church and preaching new ideas to people. Luther views spread at a rapid pace through out Europe and were made attractive to many different groups of people. Martin…

This media analysis will define the cultural values of the American Protestant culture that are being negotiated with Roman Catholic culture in The Simpsons’ “The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star”. In this episode, Marge decides to allow Bart to attend a Roman Catholic school (St. Jerome’s Catholic School) in order to expand his knowledge of Christianity in the Roman Catholic experience. However, Marge is a member of a Protestant Church (First Church of Springfield), yet she is seeking…