Protestant Ascendancy

were wrong.Martin also printed a third of all the books in Germany(Doc.3).More people could buy and read bibles not just the priest anymore because of the printing press(Doc.4).In 1500 all of Europe was Catholic,but in 1560 Europe were Catholic and Protestant(Doc.5).The facts show how there was corruption in the Church.And How Martin…

However, these Christians, or Puritans, were frustrated with the slow progress of the Protestant Reformation. Some Puritans believed only the “visible saints” were allowed to be members of the church, and they were extremely upset when the king allowed both the saints and the “damned” to be in the church. A few Puritans, finally having enough with the Protestant Reformation, decided to break away from the Church of England entirely, so starting in 1608, these few groups of…

There are many historians who have differing views regarding the First Crusade in 1095 C.E. Popular questions that tend to arise with this topic are what initially caused the Crusade? What factors led to their successes and failures? How did the Crusades effect areas of Europe and the Middle East? Different historical perspectives attempt to answer these lingering questions with factual representation. In 1059 C.E., a priest by the name of Fulcher of Chartres was emitted for the First Crusade…

would not have had as many causes to rebel over, this lead to many riots and people destroying Catholic churches and religious symbols across the Netherlands, although many Protestants did not support these actions, it only reinforced the Kings opposition of them. His continued support of the inquisition and view of Protestants as heretics deserving of death, lead to William of Orange’s support for the rebellion and his eventual denouncing of the King of Spain (after his assignation being called…

Martin Luther had a strong belief that the church should not cross roles with government. He also believed that the government should not have control over who can believe what and the government should not have control over the teachings of the church. According to Martin, the purpose of government is to do everything else that the church can’t do. For example punishing criminals and organizing an army. Martin had a great belief that the common people should not have to rely on a priest to be…

Literary works generally acknowledge their authors aspects on distinct social issues. Tartuffe a play by Moliere, and Candide an abstract satire by Voltaire, both deal with the question of religion in society. Tartuffe is a satire on the position of the middle class toward religion in seventeenth-century France. Moliere is strong on the belief in religious moderation and disapproves religious hypocrisy and hatred. On the other hand, Voltaire’s Candide satirizes eighteenth-century European…

Elizabeth during her reign successfully created a religious settlement which restored many of the divisions created by her predecessors. However in order to do so, she had to accept both Catholic and Protestant aspects of religion alike, which created tensions and angered those who were fully committed to their religion; this even led some to oppose the new church in attempts to change it so it was more suited to their religious views, thus acted as a barrier the church had to overcome in order…

Theology Midterm 1 The basic theological principles of Luther’s Protestant Reformation can be summarized through the three alones: Sola Scriputura, Sola Fide, and Sola Gratia. Learning to know God is a very important aspect of the Christian faith and can be accomplished through Sola Scriptura, or by way of scripture alone. As the Word of God, the Bible acts as a medium that connects its reader directly to Him. For the individual, scripture teaches us everything that is necessary for our…

The papacy is the office held by the pope as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. This office spans since the time of Peter to the present modern world. In the days of the early church, bishops in Rome did not enjoy any temporal power. This was the case till the time of Constantine. Following the fall of Rome, the papacy was shaped by temporal leaders that ruled the neighboring Italian Peninsula. With time, the papacy solidified its territorial areas to a part of Peninsula. The bishop of…

Castle the list of the 95 theses on the indulgences. Soon he would publicly challenge the authority of the Pope and the church council and the response was by giving him two months or be excommunicated. 2. The status of women was raised during the Protestant Reformation. It made marriage important the role for a woman in a Christian home. When young girls have the education, it helps them to either become a teacher or become a housewife and a better…