Protestant Ascendancy

Calvinism vs. Wesleyans on Sanctification When many Christians here the words entire sanctification, perfect love, Christian perfection, and holiness. They often either try to avoid the issue because they say it is too complicated or they challenge those who are addressing them by saying it is not scriptural. Many Calvinists take a stand today that a person cannot achieve holiness, sanctification or Christian perfection in this life time. But is that truly what the scriptures teach or are…

When Walking with the Lord there are many misconceptions in your level of faith. For Martin Luther, he believes that your faith takes work. In other words, your faith can improve all the time. The best way to improve your faith is severing the Lord. Martin Luther in his work, “ Three Treatises” believes that “Our faith in Christ does not free us” (311). For Luther expresses that just accepting the Lord is not enough. Meaning that every follower needs to do works for the lord in order to grow in…

Calvinism would become the most dominant protestant movement in the western portion of Europe. With the formation of Calvinism came the formation of many other churches with similar theological beliefs and practices. These churches included “the French Huguenots, the English Puritans, the Scottish…

Unit 1 How did the printing press contribute and revolutionize the renaissance? Because the production of books before the printing press involved hand copying the words onto paper, it was expensive and time consuming, therefore it was only enjoyed by those of the opulent higher class. So, once the printing press was popularized, it allowed for cheaper manufacturing of books, which meant that the lower classes could actually purchase them. It was a way to spread new ideas and foster education…

Ignited at the start of the 16th century by the nailing of a candid list on the door of a small German church, the Protestant Reformation introduced the Catholic Church to new thoughts and practices that left European Christians in a state of disbelief. After many disaccording new sects cut ties with the Church, scholars and rulers had a hard time to accept the new concept being introduced to them- religious toleration. While many accepted religious toleration many regions didn’t embrace it for…

Some historians and religious experts argue that the Protestant reformation divided Christianity. Some also argue that this was simply an expansion of the diversity of Christianity. There were many influential figures in history that challenged and reformed religion. There was one man in particular that would become ingrained in history and would popularize Protestantism. He would allow Christians to think about the concepts of sin, salvation, penance, and how to worship god. This man was Martin…

The Reformation period took place during 1300-1500 A.D. The Reformation was a response to the Roman Catholic Church which had become corrupt by its leadership and practices. This was also during the Renaissance era, which means “rebirth” (HIST 1). The Italian philosopher, Marsilio Ficino wrote, “If we are to call any age golden, it is beyond doubt that age which brings forth golden talents in different places. That such is true of this our age [no one] will hardly doubt.” This ushered in the age…

in 1567. This happened after the intervention of the Catholic cantons. However, other regions stayed Protestant regardless of great pressure. This included the Toggenburg. Even though it belonged to the St. Gallen monastery. In some cases Cantons people were able to choose their own faith. Glarus stayed admissionable and Appenzell split in 1597. They split into Catholic Inner Rhodes and Protestant Outer Rhodes which was the religions that were most…

Several issues were important in the life of the Catholic Church in the twentieth century that continue to impact today’s Church. Two of them were the Second Vatican Council as a whole and the scandal of sexual abuse by priests. However, I consider that the most significant event in this period of time was the whole new approach to Christian unity and interreligious dialogue by the Church in Vatican II. This new approach impacted the practice of the Catholic faith, continues to influence the…

Brief history The Mennonites, are part of a religious sect called Anabaptism and were formed during the protestant reformation in the 16th century by Menno Simons (1492-1559). The Anabaptists were greatly influenced by Simons, and his followers became known as Mennonites. He had become a priest at the age of twenty-four, but has blamed himself and his clergy's of a “lax and self-indulgent living” (Graves, 2016, para. 1). This has caused Simons to read the New Testament and committing to living…