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1.The opinion of religious of the mass majority of the common people in the 15th century was the center of how the religious conflict between the church and the state started. a.The Holy Roman Empire was built entirely around one religion, which was the only religion the people recognized before the 15th century and that was Catholicism. The Empire was built for the purpose was that the only religion acceptable to follow was catholicism The relationship between the Church, state, and common…

The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century transformed Christianity forever. Provoked for change by the exploitation and abuses they saw in the Roman Catholic Church, leaders and pastors such as Martin Luther and John Calvin organized an effort that would soon alter Christianity and ultimately lead to the emergence of the Protestant denominations that exist today. These leaders believed that the church had drifted away from the crucial original teachings of Christianity, most importantly…

INTRODUCTION The religion of Christianity has many sub groups within the religion. These are called denominations. Denominations in Christianity are a distinct religious group with similar traits. The religion of Christianity has many sub groups within the religion. These are called denominations. Distinctions between groups are determined by which doctrine they follow. From denominations there can be branches of Christianity which are groups of denominations that share similar beliefs and…

On the surface, Slaughter-house Five, by Kurt Vonnegut presents the idea that humans have no free will. Vonnegut uses the lack of free will as a metaphor for the helplessness that people feel faced with situations beyond their control. However, the novel can be reexamined to show the opposite; not only do we have free will, but the choices we make are supremely important. Unexplainable tragedies such as war, disease, and famine appear to be inevitable, engendering an overwhelming sense of…

The Documents show that the printing press had three consequences; an increase in religious reforms, a growth in literacy and a deeper of understanding of world. Document Three show that the printing press influenced religious ideas; the document consists of complaints from Martin Luther’s 95 Theses and a passage from the Gutenberg autobiography written by historian,John Man. Martin Luther’s Theses composed of 95 complaints that Catholic Church’s behavior. Due from the printing press, Europe…

Another character that was forced to relinquish his individualism due to being alienated by society was Billy Pilgrim from Slaughterhouse-Five written by Kurt Vonnegut. Billy is primarily ostracized due to his obsession with his alien abductions. However, it also seems as though he is young at heart and is unwilling to work towards his future and move on/forward with his life. This is often a characteristic that is frowned upon in society due to the fact that we hold those who are extremely…

involved a person’s internal reactions to the external evils. Luther identified this internal suffering of the trial of faith as “anfechtungen”; they are satanic temptations to doubt God. To capitalize on Luther’s idea anfechtungen, there is great evidence that he counseled with this theology. In 1519 Frederick the Wise, the Saxon Elector, was stricken with serious illness and feared for his life. Record states that Fredericks chaplain, George Spalatin, asked Luther to provide a written letter…

The short story “2BR02B” by Kurt Vonnegut is about a future generation that allowed no more than 40 million people to live. If a child was born they would have to kill one person for each child. Edward Wehling killed the doctor, Leora Duncan, and himself to assure there was room for triplets. The theme of the text is you should take your own life for your family. According to paragraph 88 it says, “I want those kids,” said Wehling quietly. “I want all three of them.” Wehling was going to do…

The Futility of Free Will in Slaughterhouse-Five There are no war heroes in Slaughterhouse-Five. Throughout Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, Billy Pilgrim, the man lost in time, is portrayed as an ignorant soldier wandering about World War II Europe. Other characters such as Paul Lazzaro or Roland Weary are too self-absorbed to understand that they are in war and distract themselves by bullying other soldiers. Even Edgar Derby, who was elected to become the leader for the American…

revolutionary in that he used particularly abrasive language, demonstrated a penchant for hostility in the quashing of the Peasant Revolt, and served as the spark for the oft-violent divide between Protestants and Catholics. Although Luther’s ninety-five theses were critical in nature, they were relatively temperate in tone. In later writings, however, Luther…