Counter-Reformation

In 1600, several changes emerged in Europe, by exposing rebellious ways of thinking that permitted the emerge of modern structures in writing performance. These changes were essentially revolutionary and deliberately influenced the antecedent of the new Baroque style that could be found in the Renaissance period. During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church accentuated on the spiritual domain that discouraged realists representation of the physical world in art. The Renaissance period experienced…

The Renaissance and the Reformation were two of the most cataclysmic time periods in western civilization. Following a period known as the “Dark” or “Middle” Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation were critical in shaping the course of human history. The Middle Ages was a period in Europe that was centered around the Church and its affairs. Following this heavily religious time period, the Renaissance and Reformation brought a new emphasis on the individual. Human capacity and reason were…

The Early Medieval period can be understood as the period lying between the ancient and the medieval. This era like the ‘Ancient’ and the ‘Modern’ has a personality of its own because it was not merely a period of time between the 4th-5th century and the 12th century but one that marked the transition between the ancient and modern world. The early medieval age in India was an era which showed immense transition, developments in the society’s social, economic and political field and drastic…

In National cultures, Nazism and the Church by Andrew J. Krzesinski many valid points and references are made about not only Nazism but also the ways, causes, and methods that Christianity is involved within them. Mr. Krzesinski, the author of this book, served in the 172nd tank battalion during World War Two and would write many other pieces, some of which include Nazi Germany’s Foreign Policy and Religion of Nazi Germany. These works paired with the fact that he directly was involved in the…

A: Wensveen explores the typology of Christianity and business outlined by Niebuhr. 1. Christ against Business, outlines that as a Christian, one should disassociate oneself from the business world as much as possible. 2. The Christ of Business, outlines that business ethicist can provide guidance to the business community in making moral decisions. 3. Christ above Business, outlines that business needs to be elevated by means of authoritative external guidelines. 4. Christ and Business,…

Huxley’s Predictions: No More Christianity Aldous Huxley’s book, Brave New World, proposes that the world of Christianity will eventually convert to a world with no God due to morality deviation over time. In the world today, Christianity offers a moral compass that people tend to live by whether they believe in the faith or not. However, the Brave New World civilization completely eliminated the Christian faith from the people by “programming” their minds into a new idea of morality such as,…

In Luther’s second argument he states that no amount of good deeds can produce freedom to soul, only those who have faith in the holy word of God can free their soul. To support the argument that Martin Luther makes we will look closely at one of Martin Luther’s treaties The Freedom of a Christian. This treatise was supposed to be a sign of good faith to show the Pope that there were no hard feelings but “in the eyes of many it became a classic document of liberation” (Marty 63). In his…

A few weeks ago, I wrote an essay that tied into the SLE of being a Committed Catholic where I highlighted the violence in racism and why we shouldn’t be racist to one another. I wrote it for the Maryknoll Essay contest, which called students, “to take a clear stand for creative and active nonviolence and against all forms of violence.” The SLE bullet points that I thought most tied into this essay were understanding and being able to explain Catholic beliefs and being able to live as Jesus…

Satyagraha means truth and insistence, both words could be said to have been part of Archbishop Romero’s strategy to stop the violence happening in El Salvador. Romero was a man who was only trying to speak the truth and insist in nonviolent, mostly non-confrontational ways that the use of violence in this conflict could be stopped. The film Romero, has several instances where this belief could be clearly shown. The first instance where Satyagraha as a nonviolent reaction is clearly seen is…

substantial way. Martin Luther’s effect on religion in the 16th century is similar to Donald Trump’s new found effect on politics in America. In his lifetime Martin Luther became a well known figure of theology and strongly influenced the Protestant Reformation. Luther’s translation of the Bible from latin to vernacular, helped alter both the church and German culture, while also fostering the development of the German language. Martin Luther’s works lead to a cult like following and the…