Bishops' Bible

Bernard of Clairvaux was born in 1090 into an aristocratic French household. His family’s relative affluence afforded him an extensive education in Latin grammar and rhetoric, which was designed to equip him for the religious order. In his youth, Bernard was drawn to a new style of monastic practice (the Cistercian Order) that based its daily actions on the teachings of Benedict’s Rule. After Bernard became the abbot of a monastic foundation at Clairvaux in 1115, he performed an integral role in…

The Friar is a perfect example of a religious figure who fails to conduct their job and follow their vows in the correct manner. The Friar said that “he was qualified to hear confessions” (1.222), and that “he had special license from the Pope” (1.224). When the people confess to the Friar an easy penance is given, but only when “he could hope to make a decent living” (1.228). This means that in order to receive forgiveness by the Friar the confessor will have to give the Friar a nice gift, or a…

Cantor introduces the Monasticism as an unknown method in Christianity. He also details the crisis of the event that occurred in the western areas. In the article is reveals the development of the western monasticism in the second half of the eleventh century, which Cantor states the critical importance that period. The crisis refers to the medieval history and the ending of the Benedictine century in Western Europe between the future of religion, civilization and culture. The crisis process…

There are many moments that have really stood out to me, and I would like to present some of these moments. When the story opens, Lopez and his mom are at the church is one of the moments has that really stood out to me; Usually when I am in the church, I expect things to be calm and peace, because I tend to see church as a holy place. With that being said, horrible things have no place at the church but outside of the church. It was kind of ironic to me to see the soldiers come to kidnap…

The Impact that has been made City of Praise; my church, my home, and my hospital. City of praise has impacted my life tremendously, and I can honestly say that I've enjoyed every bit of it. Growing up in the church was a normal thing for me since I was basically "born and raised in the pew" but for me to actually start living a truly Christian life was the task at hand for me. Years went by with our apostle Dr. Walter Boston and I always wondered "why?" Why did I have to come to church?…

This paper will summarize the article “The Renaissance Popes Provoke the Protestant Secession” from The March of Folly by Barbara Tuchman. Her article tells of the extravagance and negligence of the Papacy under Leo X which brought about the splintering of Christendom. Tuchman begins her article describing the opening ceremonies of the new Medici Pope, in which had been spent “one-seventh of the reserve Julius had left in the treasury” . During just the parade, Leo demonstrated “Medici…

The life of a Medieval Nun was really hard. Becoming one was a commitment for life. The life of a Medieval nun appealed to many different kinds of women in the Middle Ages. During the middle ages, women were usually not well educated. Only some nuns were taught to read and write. There were a couple reasons that they wanted to become a Medieval Nun like, to devote their lives to serving God, to live a life in a secure retreat, and to obey the wishes of their families. All Medieval Nuns led…

Defined by the fathers, church fathers that is, the Patristic Period ran from 100-451 C.E. where church fathers established the theological foundation of the Christian faith. By the fourth century five patriarchates,centers for religious administration had been developed. Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, and Constantinople all were located in the East, leading to a dominance over the West with only Rome. As a result of the Patristic period being a formative period of the christian church many…

The Reconquista inspired the creation of the Catholic State with Catholic rulers. A Catholic Spanish state was created after the Moors were driven out and the Jews were banished from Spain. The Spanish Crown wanted to purify Spain in order to create a Catholic state with Catholic values. In order to build a Catholic state, the Spanish crown had to get rid of another religion and banish any citizen that was not a true Catholic or who practices a different faith in secrecy. This is why, the…

Greetings! Since I can remember I was always enrolled in catholic schools; Catholicism is one of the strongest religious believes in the Hispanic community. Having this formation, I acquired the ethics to forge strong foundations in my life. The religion is one of the most controversial discussions I have found in the psychology world, and personally, I keep my distance from it; knowing that as a society, the theological believes vary in a big percentage, I assume a respectful position and I…