Christian Church

and the Church. Most significant is that of the French Revolution. The revolution was the result of the aristocracy and King Louis XVI. While economic conditions collapsed and poverty swept over the land, the King and members of the ruling class lived in luxury and opulence. A move to establish a Third Estate (i.e. French Parliament) backfired as the clergy and nobility moved politically to form a National Assembly. These events led to a Civil Constitution that included reforms for the Church.…

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…

Martin Luther noticed the manipulation that the Pope and Catholic Church of the German nation were doing and quickly put an end to it. After he obtained a degree in law and then trained in theology, Luther grew a fascination for religion. Having knowledge on the factual information from his studies, Luther began to question the doctrines of the church and the way the Pope religiously governed the church. The misleading of information given to the people, provoked them to depend heavily on the…

destined for the life of a theologian. However, he came from a family of brothers who considered the church to be “a poor, feeble, boring, petty, bourgeois institution.” He was an identical twin, and one of 8 children in his large family. Surprisingly, Bonhoeffer did not grow up in a family of theologians, but actually in a family of humanists who preferred to spend their holidays outside of the church (Marsh, 4) He was the son of one of the most famous neurologists in Berlin at the time who was…

The Catholic church has undergone changes in its power and influence. What impact was the Protestant Reformation which originated in Germany. A key figure in the Protestant Reformation was Martin Luther. Luther, a German monk, believe in autonomy and Independence and their religion. He was against being dependent on clergy. A primary concern attacked was the practice of indulgences. Ninety-five theses on the subject of indulgences left on the Castle Church by Luther was a strong Catalyst for…

age 34 who was finally pushed to the edge of his patience after a innoxious protest was met with a ‘overwhelmingly harsh response’ from the Church authorities. Under normal circumstances Martin would have been killed for heresy, but thanks to the duke of Saxony, Frederick the Wise Martin is given immunity from the churches hands. In an attempt to show the Church powers the corruption that is prevalent Martin posted the Ninety-five Theses which was later reproduced and distributed across Germany.…

his mallet to attach his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, hence the title of the book. The strokes of his mallet echoed all throughout the continent, and along with other reformers, his 95 theses would greatly change the Catholic religion throughout Europe. In the first chapter, Nichols explains why the reformation matters today. He says that history has always been crucial to the people of God, and that the church depends on it, and starts with two main…

Erasmus of Rotterdam was a Christian humanist who lived from 1466-1536. He wrote in the Latin…

It is about encouraging all the denominations of Christian faith to worship together. The purpose of the Vatican II was to promote unity and understanding between all people and ‘To intensify the daily growth of Catholics in Christian living” Sacrosanctum Concilium The aim of the council was to “highlight the churches apostolic and pastoral mission and by making the truth of the Gospel shine…

The Protestant Reformation was a major reform of the Christian church in response to problems that were found in the Catholic Church. Many people started to break away and form new Christian churches. The 1500s were times of alteration in and transformation of the church, and of social and political structures. Baptist, Anglican, Presbyterian and many other denominations of the protestant church are prominent in today’s society. However these types of churches did not always exist, and to…