Martin Scorsese

In all circumstances, there is an audience - be it a packed auditorium, with people pushing to sit close to the front of the room, spell bound by every word escaping the speakers lips, or a quiet setting, where the only audience is the individual, speaking to himself. Regardless of the size or location, words are impactful to whomever they’re delivered. Admired are the individuals who realize a moment to persuade and seize it readily. Harvey Milk is one such individual. Milk’s role as a…

Swiss frontier, the revolts traveled all the way to Saxony. Referring to Document 5, in Rothenburg, as many as four hundred peasants marched about, ceasing to obey authorities. From Against the Murderous, Thieving Hands of Peasants, Document 3, by Martin Luther, he warned society that “nothing can be more poisonous, harmful, or devilish than a rebel.” Nonetheless, the nobility crushed the revolt, killing over 75,000 peasants. As a result of the German Peasants’ Revolt, lay rulers gained an…

illustrations he used. Many of the illustrations used highlight significant events and people during Luther’s time. For example, Oberman includes a drawing from 1530 of a clergyman trying to sell indulgences to a commoner, as well as portraits from 1526 of Martin Luther and his wife, Katharina Luther. Through the use of various written and illustrated sources, Oberman is able to achieve his goal of providing a thorough overview of Luther’s…

The Reformation, which started in England by reformists like Martin Luther, found its way to France after the 1550s because of John Calvin. Calvin, a student and follower of Luther, was convinced that The Church needed reforming, turned to humanism, and eventually became the leader of a new church. This Evangelical Church thrived in the city of Geneva (where Calvin was taking refuge from a persecuting France); missionaries of Calvin penetrated France to spread the new word and slowly, but surely…

seen as an economic protest against a grasping Church, or as a political protest by German princes wishing to restrict the power of foreigners. The Renaissance rejected blind obedience to authority and focused on the potential of every human being. Martin Luther used these principles to question the Catholic Church with dramatic results.Russel Tarr and Keith Randell, Access to History: Luther and the Reformation in Europe 1500-64 4th ed. (United Kingdom: Hodder Education, 2015), p.…

In 1517, an Augustinian Catholic priest and professor of theology, Martin Luther (1483-1546), unhappy with the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church, posted his ninety-five theses on the All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The subject of indulgences of the Church was his main dispute. The Church was raising money by promising salvation to the givers. This started the Protestant Reformation that was to lead to his excommunication and produce a major split in Christianity and the rest of the…

Calvinism and Arminianism have five disputed points between them. Calvinism is a branch of Protestantism that was founded by French theologian John Calvin. Arminianism was founded by Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius and is based on his theological ideas. Both Calvinism and Arminianism were created roughly around the same time period. John Calvin was born in 1509 and lived until 1564 while Jacobus Arminius was born in 1560 and died in 1609. These two theological set of beliefs are very similar…

Puritanism was first developed in the late 16th century when a reform was put on the Church of England. Those who practiced Puritanism were known as Puritans and sought to purify the Church of England. The Puritans felt that the reformation had not gone far enough and that the church still had Catholic influence and was corrupt. They felt as if the church’s doctrine was incorrect and not what God wanted. As the Puritans tried to ask for more reforms to be made, King James I was becoming…

On August 29th, 1632 in Wrington, United Kingdom John Locke was born.He was considered to be a philosopher. A philosopher is a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics. His parents were Puritans. Puritans were a group of Protestants that came into being during the 16th century within the already established Church of England. They wanted a simpler set of rules and worship ceremonies. They felt that there needed to be a stricter use of the rules of the church that…

Religious changes in 16th century Europe led to many political changes and slowed down the formation of religious unity during the 17th century. Absolute monarchies were put to an end or they were severely limited. The Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Counter-Reformation and the Thirty Years’ War were all effects of the constant battling between the different religions. The religious changes in the 16th century caused chaos in the churches and let to a battle of religions. During the…