Medieval Inquisition

The medieval inquisition had played a considerable role in Christian Spain during the 13th century, but the struggle against the Moors had kept the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula busy and served to strengthen their faith. When toward the end of the 15th century the Reconquista was all but complete, the desire for religious unity became more and more pronounced. Spain’s Jewish population, which was among the largest in Europe, soon became a target. Over centuries, the Jewish community in…

were the center of the universe because they were made by God himself. The church would never let go of their narrow-minded idea because if they did, they would be giving up their own power. As the Catholic church threatened Galileo with the Inquisition, he stopped publically supporting his ideas because he knew it…

to many as a break away from the old, outdated, and corrupt Catholic Church. If you look closer, you can see it was a rejecting of the Church, with flawed Philosophy and distorted logic that was filled with much bloodshed. On the other hand, the Inquisition is usually portrayed as an evil and secretive organization that tortured to get people to get confessions out of them, then burned them at the stake, but if you look closer at this as well, you can…

have contributed to the development of these conditions. Events that support these conditions are the Inquisition and Galileo, Thomas Hobbes and his theory of the state of nature, and art from artists like Vermeer. Each of the previously mentioned events has brought about great advancements influencing Western civilization. The first topic of interest is the Inquisition and Galileo. The Inquisition was a branch of the Catholic Church that was responsible for finding heresy among the communities…

The topic that I choose to write my final response about importance of all the different forms of persecution that took place during the Reformation and Counter Reformation. When it comes to people being persecuted in history, a lot of people face imprisonment, and death during the time of the Reformations, because it was a way for the churches to establish control over the people. The Protestant Church persecuted people who they thought were witches or were against the church, while the…

In 1209 AD, Pope Innocent III called a crusade to eradicate the heretical Cathars in southern France. The Catharis religious movement began in the town of Albi, which is why the twenty-year period of fighting became known as the Albigensian Crusade. The Catholic Church condemned Cathars as being heretics because of their dualistic beliefs; however, Cathars considered themselves to be “true” Christians since the term Cathar comes from the Greek katharos, which means pure or clean. The religion…

Hypocrisy: The World Religion According to Voltaire “Candide”, or the most monotonous baffling time consuming short satire ever constructed according to the author of this essay, is a French satire published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher in the Age of Enlightenment. Candide, meaning “innocent”, is fitting for the name of the protagonist in this story. At first he is very sheltered from the rest of the world and a tad bit ignorant. He believes his castle is the most heavenly prospering…

During the Early Middle Ages, Europe was enslaved by the Roman Catholic Church. Well discipline oppressing fear ruled the lives of peasants, mobility, Lords and Kings. The only accepted Christian religion was the Catholic religion. All other religious sects were regarded as heretics. A heretic, any belief or doctrine disagreeing with the Church. (heretic) Crusades were implemented to seek out all heretical nonconformist and bring them to justice. Tribunals are then mandated in order to bring…

IV. Guglielma and her Familiga: In response to the possibility of the Guglielmites “spiritual dreams” being crystalized into heresy through the inquisition, Barbara Newman writes: But certain tenets and practices appear to have been shared by all: a reverence for Guglielma as a uniquely Spirit-filled person, even physical embodiment of the Spirit; an interest in gender complementarity; a belief in the priestly capabilities of women; an inclusive ecclesiology embracing the ultimate salvation of…

In “The Grand Inquisitor” from The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevski, the Grand Inquisitor blames Christ for not succumbing to the Devil’s three temptations because it left man with freedom, which the Grand Inquisitor sees as a burden. The Inquisitor feels that the church has to clean up Christ’s mess by replacing freedom with security. I, however, argue that the Grand Inquisitor’s charges are unjust because he reasons from a corrupted perspective. He makes major claims simply from his own…