Counter-Reformation

The Pilgrimage of Grace which occurred from October 1536 to February 1537 was a march hosted by protesters opposed to a series of measures set in place by Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII’s Lord High Chancellor, shortly after the Act of Supremacy was in place. The Act of Supremacy declared that King Henry VIII was supreme ruler over the Church of England These measures included new taxes, the disbanding of monasteries, land owned by the Catholic church was seized, and the amount of power King…

Throughout history, the ever-changing morals and principles of the church culture has its challenges to religious traditions and images . Many advances in ecclesiology, the science, the technology and the buildings. The contemporary world has applied increasing pressure to the church where changing theologies and the intrigues of ecclesiastical politics has theologians, historians, professors, deacons and scholars explore, debate and argue context and the model of church. In order to better…

Religious movements of the Lollards and Hussites greatly affected the medieval church. These two groups were supporters of leaders John Wycliffe and John Huss. Both criticized the Catholic church of its actions and words and questioned the papacy’s true role. The church retaliated to show power and keep control on their side. The church attempted numerous times to rid the teachings of the two men but even after their deaths they had influence over people. John Wycliffe’s writings inspired the…

doctrine of the Trinity, but rather a misinterpretation of, and a departure from, the doctrine recognized in the patristic period, agreed upon in the fourth-century debates, and upheld, by all strands of the church, through both the medieval and Reformation periods with relatively minor disagreement (xv). Holmes’s purpose is not to disprove the modern theologians by direct interaction with their claims, but to show that their accounts of Trinitarian theology are at odds with Christian tradition.…

The purpose of life changed to aggrandizement in Europe from 1450-1648, and leading a life with religious purpose continued as the purpose of life. Aggrandizement, placing the focus of authority on building or maintaining political power, changed to become the purpose of life in Europe from 1450-1648. Leading a life of religious purpose in Europe, living life by religious beliefs for the purpose of reaching salvation, continued as a purpose of life in Europe from 1450-1648. Aggrandizement,…

The first pieces of early American literature were written in attempt to persuade. During the mid-1600 to mid-1700, the puritan communities in early America were becoming unruly. An attempt to a bring the puritan people back into a discipline group of people, two authors named Ann Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards began writing to inform the puritans about God. The puritans traveled from England to America for freedom of religion. Puritans focused their teachings on four main subjects: eternal…

Hester Prynne: Rebellion in the Hands of a Labeled Conformist In the Puritan Era of colonial North America, Anne Hutchinson was banished for publicly questioning the Reformed Anglican Church. Hutchinson said she could interpret the Bible and that God spoke to her. The patriarchal society of the Puritan era was shocked by that statement and immediately sought to put Hutchinson back into submission. Similarly in the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne is forced…

In the article “The Battle for Divorce in Italy and Opposition from the Catholic World (1861-1974)”, Daniela Saresella argues that following World War II, the “processes of secularization” (Saresella, 411) that were altering the western world, took hold in Italy and set the stage for the 1974 referendum on divorce. The referendum was an integral moment as it marked the first division of the Catholic world and allowed Catholic citizens the understanding that they were not required to vote in…

Books can change the way people live. Books can change religion, and even the way people live their lives. In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, during the time of Hitler's reign, the book Mein Kampf has changed the lives of Germans and the characters. The books have been used as protection and even to express thoughts and feelings. Mein Kampf is significant to the novel because of the way Max and Germany used it, and the way it resulted. The first reason is that Mein Kampf is significant to the…

Three principal events that completely changed European life happened during the 16th and 17th centuries, including the Scientific Revolution. Another was the Protestant Reformation created long-lasting turmoil and devastating religious wars when Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the church doors. European expeditions of the new world led explorers to learn and encounter about new people and environments. These events caused many great European minds to question many things that were just…