Martin Crane

The adoption of the Christian religoin around the world changed the cultures and views of many people as it spread. The religious beliefs of the people of Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxans changed dramatically when Christianity was introduced. With christianity coming into play of the pre-christian germans and the Anglo-Saxans the daily lifestyles and even the gods were altered. This is shown with how the people in Beowulf story was influenced by Christianity.. Before the Christian religion was…

With influence from Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas is said to be one of the most influential thinkers of medieval scholasticism. A man who was once a simple theologian, became the founder of many teachings within the Catholic church. Starting as the youngest son of a family within lower nobility, St. Thomas Aquinas will end his life as an ordained teacher of theology and will have developed ideas of God. Most of his philosophical ideas and teachings come from his search for the existence and true…

The Thirty Years War’s war origins were largely due to religion, although political factors coincided as the war continued throughout the seventeenth century, and so the importance of religion within these wars shouldn’t be overstated as there were other factors interweaving alongside religion. The importance of religion in the Thirty Years War is emphasised through the evolution of new religious denominations appearing during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, causing friction in Europe.…

Throughout history there has been many important individuals who have made an impact on our society, and influenced Christians around the world. Ignatius of Loyola was a man who made significant contributions by developing a systematic program for “The conquest of self, and the regulation of one’s life,” for service to the Catholic Church (Spielvogel, 281). He was gravely wounded while serving in the Spanish military fighting against the French. While slowly recuperating, Ignatius of Loyola…

Existential Ideas of Two Distant Eras Ever since the creation of the universe and life, humans and other intelligent beings have questioned their existence. Forms of art such as music, paintings, and literature attempt to provide answers to and comfort in the presence of life’s toughest questions. Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave” written circa 380 B.C.E. provides an early insight into the meanings of life for different individuals’ lives using existential principles much later defined by…

people could buy and read bibles not just the priest anymore because of the printing press(Doc.4).In 1500 all of Europe was Catholic,but in 1560 Europe were Catholic and Protestant(Doc.5).The facts show how there was corruption in the Church.And How Martin…

Literary works generally acknowledge their authors aspects on distinct social issues. Tartuffe a play by Moliere, and Candide an abstract satire by Voltaire, both deal with the question of religion in society. Tartuffe is a satire on the position of the middle class toward religion in seventeenth-century France. Moliere is strong on the belief in religious moderation and disapproves religious hypocrisy and hatred. On the other hand, Voltaire’s Candide satirizes eighteenth-century European…

1. Since Pope Leo X needed money to build the Saint Peter’s Basilica, he collected money by selling indulgences. The Doctrine of Indulgence says that the church would have the authority to grant people merits to give spiritual benefits. Luther would later then attach to the door of the church at Wittenberg Castle the list of the 95 theses on the indulgences. Soon he would publicly challenge the authority of the Pope and the church council and the response was by giving him two months or be…

When Pope Paul V made the decision of placing Venice under interdict in 1606, the Catholic Church’s slow but steady decline since the end of the Middle Ages became more rapid and apparent to both the secular leaders and common people of Europe. Paul V was initially concerned about laws that restricted the clergy’s right to acquire land (de Vivo 157), and tensions reached a breaking point when a cardinal and bishop were jailed for violating these laws (“Paul V”). The doge and Senate of Venice…

Sacrifice St. Maximillian Kolbe was born in 1894 in the Kingdom of Poland. "He was a Polish Franciscan and martyr in the German death camp Auschwitz." His brother Francis and himself joined the Fransicans at age 12. He professed his first vows in 1911 at age 18. He then went on to earn a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontificial Gregorian University. (Terese) "He was very active in promoting the immaculate Virgin Mary and is known as the Apostle of consecration to Mary."…