Protestant Ascendancy

The Protestant Reformation was a main 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. This began with a monk by the name of Martin Luther. Impressive political rulers who wanted to extend their power and control at the expense of the Church supplemented its religious aspects. Throughout reading this paper the reader will understand some of the good about the reformation and some of the bad things with the protestant reformation.…

The Protestant Reformation was a religious movement that began as an effort to reform the Catholic Church. This happened in 1517 and the idea was spread across Europe by the printing press. The ideas of the Protestant Reformation spread through German towns in the 1520s and then other parts of Europe. The reformers were known as Protestants because they protested the Catholic Church’s practices. Many Protestants believed that the religion should be simple, according to the Bible. They thought…

The Catholic Church during the Middle Ages was full of corruption. Many were afraid to challenge this corruption and let it all pass. One person who was not afraid to speak out on the injustice was Geoffrey Chaucer, who is known today as the father of English literature. Chaucer did not approve of these religious hypocrites taking advantage of people in the Middle Ages and was more than willing to use his literature to call them out on it. Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is full of unholy…

fifteen century. He wrote prolifically, and expounded the Scriptures so the common people could fully comprehend it. He exhorted sermons that were biblical, doctrinal, and practical. (Wiersbe and Perry, 1984). Furthermore, he was a catalyst to the Protestant Reformation and was titled “Father of the Reformation.” He challenged the Roman Catholic Church, established his own catechisms, and left us an enormous theological legacy with his works. (Enns, 1989). None of it could happen without him…

There was once a man born in Eisleben, Germany on November 10, 1483 name Martin Luther. Later on during the year 1484 he and his parents moved to Mansfeld, Germany. Where his father Hans owned an ore mining business. His father knew that mining was a hard business and he wanted his son to have a better job, so he wanted Martin to become a lawyer. At the age of seven Martin joined a school in Mansfeld, Germany. Later on at the age of fourteen he decided to go to north of Magdeburg, where he…

Chapter 12 Assignment #5 12.6, 12.7 (Ryan Cho, Period Three APEC) Terms: John Wycliff, John Hus, Nepotism, Leo X, St. Peter’s Basilica. 1. John Wycliff was an English philosopher, reformer, and professor at Oxford University. He was born in 1331 and died in 1384. One of the reasons why Wycliffe became a big name in European countries because he opposed the clergy, which was central to a powerful role in England. He then went on and then attacked the luxury and pomp of local parishes and their…

By the Baroque we refer either to the historical period 1600 - 1750 that followed the Renaissance. The style of Baroque was a new way of expression that was born in Rome, Italy, from where it spread almost across Europe. It was characterized by a strong dramatic and emotional element, while it was mainly applied to architecture, sculpture and music, but is also found in literature or painting. The purpose of the Baroque is primarily to impress as well as exalt the person through his passions and…

Thomas Becket became legendary to the English people after his heroic martyrdom. His greatest virtue, as designated by the characters in the Canterbury Tales, was his defiance in the face of insurmountable odds. Becket stood for the Catholic Church when threatened by the most powerful force in England, which was his best friend King Henry II. Even though he knew the consequences of his actions, he stood for what he believed to be right and challenged the authority of his majesty in England. As…

During the Enlightenment, the categorization of peoples became prevalent throughout European intellectuals. Carolus Linnaeus, who was one of Europe’s most accomplished naturalists, produced the first way of categorizing all peoples by hair texture, facial features, and skin color. What if people were not categorized by those characteristics, but were judged by their character as an individual? Would society and how people grouped together as a community changed? What if people of every skin…

During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, Europe was marked by the ongoing passing of the culture that was believed to be “medieval”. In the existence of the High Middle Ages, European Civilization had reached a highpoint of development. After the 1300’s, the nature of civilization during the High Middle Ages saw a period of change. In both thought and art, an inflexible formalism substituted the inventive forces that had given the Middle Ages such distinctive ways and means of expression…