Martin Niemöller

In this time we see a mixing of tolerance and intolerance, almost like a game of tug-o-war, where everyone seems to be claiming they know the path Christianity is supposed to follow. Just a little before this, Martin Luther made a prevalent impact of Christian society going against the Catholic Church and we reside in it’s wake. Luther fought hard for what he believed and had many oppose him for it, however it’s now after he is gone that someone begins to rival him. Jean Calvin, a calculating…

The main point of this book was that we should pursue Radical devotion to Christ rather than pursue worldly comforts and passions. In Platt’s’ eyes this means giving portions of our wealth, and pursuing world missions, especially to those in radical need. However, he almost seems to suggest such pursuits as being godlier than others. He acknowledges that we are given wealth to use for the glory of God, but ignores the fact that He also gives it to be enjoyed as well. Furthermore, he does…

While the Catholic Reformation technically started before the Protestant Reformation, the onset of Protestantism gave it a new character. Before, the church was reforming due to inner necessities, but now the church had actual issues to respond to from the Protestants (Gonzalez, Vol. 2, pg. 138). The three types of the reformation were spiritual, administrative, and doctrinal. The spiritual type included the developmentive new orders. There were the Capuchin Franciscan monastics. They were…

Page of 3 Predicting the FuturaCostco. Crayola. Louis Vuitton. Wes Anderson.These iconsall owe Paul Renner for their specific type of success.The Bauhaus-inspired typeface designer created thesans seriftypefaceFutura, one of the most-used typefaces of the 20thcentury. Renner’s talents extended beyond simply being a typographer: healso took on the role ofteacher, book designer, and design theorist, writing several books on graphic design.Renner was born in Germany in 1878. His mother passed away…

Although the Puritan society has become synonymous with strictness and death, its society and ideals have influenced culture throughout history. The origins of Puritanism can be traced back to the Protestant reformation and their separation from the church of England. The Puritans believed that the Church of England needed to be purified, that the church leaders had too much power and that it should be more evenly distributed throughout the church body. In the 1560s due to their beliefs, the…

Tetzel’s abuse of selling indulgences for money. He scammed members of the Church out of their money by using catchy slogans, and playing into the emotional attachment these people had to their deceased relatives. The corruption was so bad that monk Martin Luther wrote ninety-five theses on the practice of indulgences and how it needed…

The Reconstructionist Martin Luther was sickened when he heard about the selling of indulgences and how the pope would persuade people into buying. The pope would send his salesman and helpers town to town convincing people to pitch in money so that they can “save their friends and relatives” from purgatory. Crowds of people believed this non-sense to supposedly save their loved ones from this false idea, purgatory is when a dead person’s soul is to be purified so that he or she…

The Comparison between Medieval Europe and Renaissance Northern Europe The two civilizations that I am comparing are the Medieval Europe and the Renaissance Northern Europe. To begin with, in Medieval Europe, Christianity was spread to everyone. The Catholic Church spread Christianity mainly to convert the pagans. It rejected all pagan traditions. During the Latin reign, the Greek/Hebrew parts of the bible were translated into the Latin language. Medieval commoners used the Bible. Its text…

The Printing press started an era of education and freedom, starting in Mainz, Germany with its creator Gutenberg. The Printing press was the first mechanical printing system that allowed the general public, and even the lower classes, access to books. Locations of the printing press boomed from 1471 to 1500 showing all of the information being spread in different locations. (DOC A) Due to the printing press, many changes and new discoveries were able to happen. Two important consequences of the…

The Mennonites were founded in 1536 by Menno Simons when he realized that his ideals were sounder than the ideals of the catholic church. The Mennonites is a protestant sect that is founded on a few main ideals. Anabaptism, which is the belief that baptism is delayed until a person admits faith, is the core belief the Mennonites were founded on, and also one of the main reasons they split from the Catholic Church. Another ideal it was founded on was pacifism, which entails that they never…