Protestant Ascendancy

her nation's course to become the leading Protestant world power for the next three centuries...Elizabeth was a short-tempered and sometimes indecisive ruler...Like her father, she was a writer and poet.” (New World Encyclopedia). Queen Elizabeth was the Queen of England and Ireland. She was the third and final child of Henry VIII. She took the throne after the death of her half-sister, Mary I. Her great rule over England made it become the leading Protestant world power for three centuries. She…

With influence from Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas is said to be one of the most influential thinkers of medieval scholasticism. A man who was once a simple theologian, became the founder of many teachings within the Catholic church. Starting as the youngest son of a family within lower nobility, St. Thomas Aquinas will end his life as an ordained teacher of theology and will have developed ideas of God. Most of his philosophical ideas and teachings come from his search for the existence and true…

Bradie Breedlove Mrs. Adcock 6th English IV December 9, 2015 The Corrupt Characters In Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales he writes the tales of pilgrims on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. Although there are many religious characters in the work, many people view it as a work of satire because of how the religious characters break their vows. The work remained unfinished after Chaucer’s death, however, we still learned about most of the characters. As Chaucer Wrote the prologue to the…

The fact that the Counter-Reformation was a Catholic resurgence in response to the Protestant Reformation demonstrates the seriousness of religious conflict and the extent to which reformists would go to have their religion as the superior one. This demonstrates how the Thirty Years War was a continuation of previous religious struggles which were exacerbated through dividing Germany into Catholic and Protestant divisions who were willing to fight for their belief and helped pushed the…

of these movements are similar in the sense that they both valued God and believe that God has an impact on our lives one way or another. The Puritan culture came to America in the 1600s immigrating from Europe. They were a group of reformed protestants who sought to purify the church of England from all Roman Catholic practices. They were a strict society who believed God was above all and they weren’t very tolerant of other religions or christian sects. A way for them to connect with God was…

Throughout history there has been many important individuals who have made an impact on our society, and influenced Christians around the world. Ignatius of Loyola was a man who made significant contributions by developing a systematic program for “The conquest of self, and the regulation of one’s life,” for service to the Catholic Church (Spielvogel, 281). He was gravely wounded while serving in the Spanish military fighting against the French. While slowly recuperating, Ignatius of Loyola…

The Protestant Reformation is a religious movement that began with a conflict between the Latin Catholic church and the Lutheran church and their followers. The two had different views in their theology. This happened during a time period in the early 16th century which lasted until the end of the 18th century. The Latin Catholics controlled the people choices including religious and political views. The Latin Catholics engaged in plenty wrong doing from gambling, breaking the rules of celibacy…

Luther’s understanding of spiritual and temporal authorities in 1523 is still prominent in the modern day government. Luther believed the bureaucratic leadership is a way to maintain order in a chaotic and sinful world even though Luther realized the state could also be dictatorial. Limits to the state are necessary for fear that the secular political power will persecute the faith. Luther stated the idea that Christian’s should not have temporal authority or law since they can rule themselves…

from a young age. Much like Luther, Skinner was born with the capacity to lead introduced to him by his parents and fictive kin. Martin Luther and B. F. Skinner have their differences, but they both pioneered their fields of study—Luther with the Protestant Reformation, and Skinner with behaviorism. Their impact and leadership is still experienced today, they both shaped human thought and history, which is what leaders strive to…

Two interesting figures that I have come across during my readings were the reformer Luther and the monk Pelagius. Each one held their own opinion in regard to the Christian faith, and they would not yield easily to the beliefs of others. What struck me most about Luther was his extreme focus on having faith in God, and his lack of concern for people performing good deeds. As for Pelagius, he has an intriguing take on original sin and on the choices that humans make through the power of free…