Counter-Reformation

All in all, sixteenth century France was a time of shifting views on religion. While France was a Catholic State, an underground Protestant Reformation was slowly building, thus leading the catholic priests to fear for their divine power and their hold on everyday French life. Therefore, the Catholic Clergy struggled to stamp it out by hanging the Protestant Reformation’s members and initiators for heresy, among other proceedings. Thereupon, many people of the lower class, including peasants,…

On the 10th of November,1483, Martin Luther was born in the city of Eisleben in Germany. During the time, Eisleben was under the rule of the Roman Catholic Church. In Martin’s early years, he early began his education where he learned to read, write and Latin. Martin was a curious boy who early developed an interest in monastic life. After studying law becoming more interested in subjects such as philosophy and theology, he decided to devote his life to God and become a monk. At the time of the…

1. Martin Luther was a German monk and a teacher of theology. He was troubled about the possibility of not going to heaven. He led a very strict life, but was more worried about committing sin. Luther read the writings of early Christian theologians, including St. Augustine, and the Bible. He then created a theory of truth only faith not good deeds could bring person redemption and that no good works, rituals, etc. would save a person if they did not believe. 2. He believed that only faith could…

The Thirty Years War was the last major war of the Protestant Reformation. The war took place from 1618 till 1648. The war began in the Holy Roman Empire and most of the war was actually fought in the Holy Roman Empire. The ruler of the Holy Roman Empire was catholic but the majority of the people he was ruling were Protestant. The Habsburg rulers granted Protestants toleration through a Letter of Majesty. Eventually when Ferdinand the second took over he revoked the Letter of Majesty which left…

was responsible for the Protestant Reformation, which was when reformers pointed out problems with the church: corruption, simony, and sale of indulgences. During the Protestant Reformation new religions were created because reformers did not agree with Catholic Church. The Protestant Reformation had an effect in the Europeans’ society, economy, and the politics. Some effect influenced the European society but others led to diversity. The Protestant Reformation affected society in many different…

John Calvin was one of the greatest theologians to live. He was most prominent in the “second wave of Protestant Reformation.” Calvin’s doctrine is one of the most-well-considered doctrines that still have an effect on Christianity today. This essay explains John Calvin’s understanding of Scripture; his understanding of Divine and human relationships; his thought about election, providence, how humans know and understand God; and lastly, his understanding of predestination. Calvin had a…

Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.” The significance of this book as Charles Teel says it “contends that the Protestant Reformation provided a nest in which capitalism could flourish.” Weber’s thesis is that Protestantism's challenges Catholicism of changing one's views towards the world of how people’s work ethic has changed with the Protestant Reformation. To begin, Weber sees Protestantism’s challenge towards Catholicism of Church is by Martin Luther’s doctrine of calling and…

Loyola and Calvin thought both had their thoughts when it came to the issues of predestination and christian liberty. Both were around during these times when religious issues were becoming more and more abundant amongst the masses. These issues were predominantly on the forefront for the most part, so they caused the most conflicts when they came about as well. Ignatius Loyola had some contrasting thoughts when it came to the idea of predestination when discussing religion and christianity…

Martin Luther Summary Since Paul is personally not familiar with the Roman Catholic Church, he begins with writing a letter by introducing himself. He is called the “apostle” and he has a mission to “bring about the obedience of faith among the Gentiles” (1:1-5). Paul follows up his introduction with a greeting to the church and shares his desires to teach in Rome someday. He then gives a short summary of what the theme of his letter was “The Gospel…. The power of God for redemption to everyone…

First of all, thank you for your insightful post about the Lutheran faith. This is a faith that is similar to the Roman Catholic beliefs. One similarity these two religions share is the sacrifice of praise and affirm that the bread and wine are the body and blood of Christ. Furthermore, the Catholic believe that there is God, Jesus, and the Holy spirit in one religious figure. According to Cashwell and Young (2011), the lord has a view of three individuals, such as the Father, Son, and Holy…