Protestant Ascendancy

conflict, the lengthy war eliminated Spain as the dominant power, recognized the rights of Protestants and Calvinists, and weakened the Holy Roman Empire over the German States representing a turning point in European History.…

Church, particularly with the sale of indulgences, Luther made known his theological opinions. In doing so, he inspired the Protestant Reformation. Luther was a dangerous 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.…

The Papal Zouaves were the Pope’s army to defend the Pope. The Zouaves evolved out of a unit formed by Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière in 1860. On January 1, 1861 the unit was renamed the Papal Zouaves. He had been introduced by Frédéric-François-Xavier Ghislain de Mérode. “The Zuavi Pontifici were mainly young men, unmarried and Roman Catholic, who volunteered to assist Pope Pius IX in his struggle against the Italian unificationist Risorgimento. They wore a similar style of…

The Catholic Church may not have helped themselves by being separated and continuing the long feud with Protestants. But a big reason why they would separate themselves from the other religions was to just protect their followers. Catholic organizations were vastly networked had consisted of many kinds of area including schools, hospital, and social gatherings . Organized networks and institutions were becoming a protective fortress and keeping Catholics close to the community. This community…

The Thirty Years' War was a great power struggle between Catholics and Protestants of Europe. Countries became involved for not only religious reasons but also political and economic reasons. Warring factions among the Protestants and Calvinists brought upon more unrest within the Christian community and it was only inevitable that a religious war would soon break out. Firstly, the Council of Trent led to suspicions of Catholic conspiracy. Moreover, Ferdinand stripped the political freedom of…

salvation, and the special nature of the priesthood. Martin Luther who was German monk, a professor of theology, Catholic priest and an influential figure of the sixteenth century crusade in Christianity which later came to be referred to as the Protestant Reformation. His controversial break from the Catholic Church and his “radical” views on the role of the Papacy, the road to salvation, and the special nature of the priesthood made him more a significant figure in the Christian faith. He did…

school in Mansfield in 1488.Luther dedicated himself to the Augustinian order, devoting himself to fasting, long hours in prayer, pilgrimage, and frequent confession. He was a German professor of theology, a monk, and a very important figure in the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther had become a German monk in July 1505, Luther had a life changing…

During the Lutheran service the symbols I visualized and rituals I experienced were new and interesting, but also some were recognizable. I noticed that frequently throughout the service the Pastor referred to the people as “sinners.” The Pastor stated during the “confessions and forgiveness” portion of the service, “As an ordained minister of the Church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son,…

Pietism is a historical movement that influenced Protestantism down to the present day. It started as a movement within the German Lutheran church in the late seventeenth century, which became more diverse and in part more radical. Important figures at the beginning of Pietism, which at first was a foreign appellation, were Philipp Jacob Spener and August Hermann Francke. They wanted to reform the church from within and to gather the more devoted Christians within the Lutheran church without…

John Hus was a Bohemian religious reformer and martyr. His name comes from the village of Husinec where he was born. Huss was the forerunner of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation. He was a national hero whose influence is still felt in the Czech Republic. Huss was born into a peasant family and graduated from the University of Prague (Charles University). He began lecturing at the university in 1398 and served as rector twice. Huss was ordained a priest in 1400. At this time many…