Excommunication

Martin Luther started a religious reform with the intent to purify Christianity in the early 1500s, but his actions brought about an unintended social revolution. As the leader of the Reformation, he needed to take responsibility for what his movement caused. Yet, despite what his Catholic critics said, Luther never deviated from his support of the nobility, and was never a hypocrite in his views. His writings and teachings consistently defended the nobility’s power. In his Ninety-Five Theses,…

only was Luther challenging the authority of the Catholic Church but that he was also destroying the respect people had for tradition and rules. It was feared that these challenges would cause upset, especially among the poor. After Luther’s excommunication, he was held under armed protection at Wittenberg castle. During this time, 1521, Karlstadt began to assume a position of influence or authority. Karlstatdt began to gain the trust of Lutherans and believed it was his Christian duty to remove…

The church was in the center of people 's lives. The men and women listened to its teachings and everything they had to say. The church slowly became corrupt because the leaders were trying to maintain a prideful facade. Leaders of the church decided to excommunicate and even execute people who challenged the church 's teachings. Jan Huss was one of these men that did not accept the church 's teachings. He was a Czech priest that was highly influenced by John Wycliffe. He was burned in 1415…

Benson Bures Rhetoric and Writing 1310 Section 009 Date: 9/27/17 Martin Luther’s 95 Theses The 1500’s the Roman Catholic church was the prevailing religion and controlling force across most of Europe. The church was far from perfect though they required people to pay for salvation as well as many of the leaders had greed for money for themselves and not to help the people.(Alloway). Martin Luther was a devoted follower and priest in the Catholic church. Luther found many things that were…

on page 314 Joinville recounts an incident where Bishop Guy of Auxeree pleads with the king to force those who have been under excommunication by the Church for a year to repent to the Church's satisfaction. Firstly, the king agrees without protest to the bishop’s request on the condition that evidence is given that shows whether the sentence was or was not justified. Louis is willing…

The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre occurred August 24, 1572, beginning in Paris, France, and spreading outward. It eventually led to popular violence that killed two to three thousand men, women, and children. During this time, religion was used as a guard and a safe house for people against vulnerabilities such as disease, famine, and early death. Moreover, it shaped the world they knew. It established social hierarchies, gave meaning and hope to the world, and established morals in everyday…

The story revolves around an annual event or ritual referred to as “the lottery.” The author seems to have kept the intended meaning of the short story to herself with an expectation that it will become clear overtime. However, with regards to hostile reactions from readers Jackson was compelled to provide a brief explanation about her intention. In this case, she wrote with the sole purpose of making a commentary on human nature as opposed to a specific criticism of various rural communities…

Nathaniel Hawthorne is a descendant of Justice John Hathorne, from the infamous Salem Witch Trials in 1692. The trials reveal the Puritan religion and community to be perilous force. Nathaniel Hawthorne is also the dark romantic author behind the literary classic, The Scarlet Letter. The Scarlet Letter is a novel that serves as a commentary on Puritan beliefs. Puritanism in The Scarlet Letter is unjust and extremely flawed compared to the popular religion of Catholicism. Although Puritans are…

Rumspringa occurs in the Amish world when children turn sixteen years old and are encourage to explore the English World (Shachtman, 2006). The film The Devil’s Playground documents the decisions that Amish teenagers from LaGrange County, Indiana make when their restrictions become limitless and they can explore the modern world. During this time period they experience drinking, partying, pre-marital sex, and illegal drugs. The purpose of rumspringa is for the youth to decide if they want to be…

The papacy has stretched over the course of 1982 years from the first pope Peter the Apostle to the current pope Francis I. There have been popes who have wielded great amounts of power like Innocent III and those who did not wield much power like the modern day popes. There were those who were immoral like Alexander VI and those who were kind hearted with a servant attitude like John Paul II. Throughout the reigns of the 256 popes from Peter to Francis, they were seen as spiritual leaders. For…