Martin Niemöller

After the fall of the Roman Empire, The Middle Ages was initiated, and a time of major religious and civil reformation began. The Church started to gain much more power than the governing bodies. So much that at various times, an intense struggle for religious authority and political power played out. Even as that struggle continued the Church still affected the people at that time and spread throughout the world with great speed. Christianity had effects on the government during the middle…

American Psychologist, Martin Seligman, dubbed the “Father of Psychology” for his extensive contributions to the field of psychology, was born in Albany, New York in 1942. In 1964 he earned a bachelor of philosophy from Princeton and in 1967 a PhD in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania where he currently works and is director of the clinical training program. He is responsible for researching the Theory of Learned Helplessness, which led him to a series of significant advances in the…

Bible. There was also religious corruption within the ranks of the clergy. The pope would conduct himself as an almighty ruler of the province. A few people like Martin Luther, and John Calvin challenged the church. They called for the Church to go back to teachings in the Bible and follow them. The one thing the church did that set off Martin Luther was the sale of indulgences. Indulgences were…

As a Christian who has gone through years of Lutheran studies, I could think of many miraculous achievements made by Martin Luther. Although I am strong in my Faith, I am not blind to the numerous flaws during this time period. There are many issues to the Protestant Reformation, i.e. the millions brutally killed during this time. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation were vital religious and political revolutions of the 14th and 15th century, across all nations. I would argue that the…

“ Some courageous souls nevertheless determined to translate the bible into english.” (Ellis) William Tyndale was a reformer and translator in the treacherous time of the Catholic church around the 1520’s -1530’s. he was one of the first people to translate the Bible into english language, but at that time people were not allowed to have bibles so it made his job risky and dangerous. William Tyndale made a significant impact on the world by translating and printing the Bible, the timing in which…

In 1572, the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in Paris sparked a six-week, nationwide slaughter of Huguenots. The massacre occurred when many Huguenot nobles were in Paris. They were attending the marriage of Catherine’s daughter to a Huguenot prince, Henry of Navarre. Most of these nobles died, but Henry survived. Henry of Navarre Descended from the popular medieval king Louis IX, Henry was robust, athletic, and handsome. In 1589, when both Catherine and her last son died, Prince Henry inherited…

Another Reformed distinctive present in these theologians was their denial of the bodily presence of Christ in the Lord's supper. Each of these theologians also understood salvation to be by grace alone, and affirmed a doctrine of particular election . Martin Luther and his successor Philipp Melanchthon were undoubtedly significant influences on these theologians, and to a larger extent later Reformed theologians. The doctrine of justification by faith alone was a direct inheritance from…

Ever heard of a Japanese samurai who lost their lord or master and wondered around without a home, called a Ronin? John Frankenheimer assembled an international team of freelancing former Cold War intelligence warriors for a final mission in his movie thriller Ronin. The mission: to recover a briefcase with mysterious contents for an unknown customer. The movie takes place in Paris and southern France where alliances are made and transform along with the team members loyalties. The fierce…

Sofia Zhang Professor Christine Donnelly HCI-1020-W 23/11/2015 Canterbury Cathedral’s History Canterbury Cathedral, or in its formal title Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury, is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the main leader of the Church of England and the symbolic head of the world wide Anglican Communion. ‘Canterbury’ is the name of the location where the church is established, while the word ‘cathedral’ comes from the…

The struggles caused by economic disparity and the concentration of wealth has impacted people since the beginning of time. The imbalance can be examined through many different lenses and time periods. Examples can be traced from the days of Jesus to the present time. The problem of economic disparity will likely never go away, but it should not worsen throughout the years like it has especially in recent years in America. The church is not immune from this issue. The Christian church has even…