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oppression. Preceding the Renaissance and the birth of humanism, every aspect of life with controlled by or devoted to the Roman Catholic Church. Europe was united in Christendom, the pope was infallible, and the papacy had control over both spiritual and temporal matters. Popes and cardinals anointed kings and peasants lived and died for the papacy. The Roman Catholic Church also monopolized education. Monasteries were centers of…

Think back to the very base of America, the first seeds planted. What comes to mind? Most invision quaint Pilgrims, plump turkeys, or sparkling brass buckles on the shoes of Quakers, but although all of these fond ideas are gently warming, they are irrelevant because they are unrealistic. Life for the first colonists in America was dark and dismal, gruelling and grey, as well as dangerous and daring. Now when one considers this, one will consequently wonder, why in the world would the colonists…

the Bible instead of listening to the corruption of the Church. The Northern Humanist movement emphasized education because it helped teach the true teachings of the bible. Education helped many Christians join the Northern Humanist movement because they knew what they were…

The fundamental objective affiliated with Isabelle Huellant-Donant’s article “Martyrdom and Identity in the Franciscan Order (Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries)” is an attempt to analyze, utilizing documentation pertaining to the Franciscan Order and Papal legislation, the mendicant order’s perception of martyrdom, specifically in regards to the application of martyrdom directed towards the constituents of the Franciscan Order . The article also assesses the correlated development of…

The Renaissance The age of European Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration is significant because it was an age of rebirth for the arts and learning, an era of change in religion, and a time of exploration and expansion. The arts were reemphasized with the techniques of Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Brunelleschi, and humanism brought about a newly refined focus on learning. Europe expanded its trade routes, and gained partners for growing capitalism during…

Religion plays a crucial and timeless role in art across generations. Faith could be a hard concept to grasp or explain. How do you example something that is felt, something that explains miracles? When the roman people couldn’t fully grasp or explain the holiness of Christ and the Bible they depicted it in mosaics covering the entire roman world. Halos were drawn around Christ, the Apostles, and Jesus’s mother Mary to show holiness. The Four Evangelists is a painting on canvas that shows a…

This is probably one of the biggest fear factors that come into play with satanism, however, it isn’t true. Satanic rituals are not offerings to demons, often times they are not curses set on people, they are actually equivalent to meditation. The church of satan describes it as a “self transformational psychodrama” which is meant to relieve a person from their emotional baggage that could affect them negatively or get in their way of a happy life. Buddhist meditation is used the same way, to…

powerful film in terms of cinematography. The film is about about a priest and the people of his church struggling with faith and love in a cold snowy Swedish village. With little to no background music besides the organist be played during the church services the viewer relies on scenery and dialogue. During the church service the camera captures all of the church and the surroundings. The viewer hears the church bells and sees plain white landscape in the small village. During the service the…

From its beginning in 1517, the Reformation brought religious and political opposition from the Catholic church and from civil rulers. By 1546, many Protestants in Germany, Switzerland, and France were insisting that the people, not just kings and bishops, should share in political and religious policy-making. This idea influenced Calvin and his followers in…

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…