Causes of the Protestant Reformation The causes of the Protestant Reformation were, the selling of Indulgences, the bible only being read in Latin, and the rich being able to buy high church positions. People after having to go through this their entire life were finally fed up and broke apart from the church which in turn caused multiple wars and millions of people to lose their lives. The church in the 16th century was in dire need of money to complete some of their projects. So they sold…
in the Protestant Reformation changed the course of both Christian and European history for the better. Unlike those of his time, Luther was rather forward thinking, and was willing to challenge the church in order to accomplish what he believed was right. His actions and ideas led to a great deal of disagreement, yet ultimately brought into question unjust action being taken by the church. The actions of Martin Luther were revolutionary for his time, and the starting of the Protestant…
corruption which sparked the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation have changed the course of history for nations and the people. The church became corrupt, priests were dishonest, the church got wealthy by selling indulgences, ripping people off of their money, and the church became “too worldly.” Martin Luther disagreed with the church's teachings so he protested against the church. Luther started writing the 95 theses which…
The Catholic Church in Europe during the time before the Protestant Reformation was complex in how it governed its members, but also how it dictated the lives of others through the leaders of nations. Protestant reformers like Martin Luther wanted this to change, crying out for the rule of the church and state become completely independent of the other. This reformation shook the foundations of the Church as well as affected the founders of the New World country of the United States of America.…
Back before the Protestant Reformation came into effect the people had no choice, but to trust those who had the knowledge of what the Bible said. Since they could not read the Scripture they were at their mercy to tell them what It said and how to live their life. This of course was not a great system for some in that position would go on to abuse their power and tell the people to do things that were not part of God’s plan. Instead of looking out for the lost souls they sought what…
Explaining the Protestant Reformation: The most important aspects of the Protestant Reformation are Martin Luther's 95 thesis, those who supported Martin Luther and why, diet of worms, importance of Huldrych Zwingli, Catholic counter-reformation, and Council of Trent. These are the most important aspects of the Protestant Reformation because they are the key events or elements that lead up to and helped complete the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther's 95 thesis is a list of abuses Martin…
Protestant Reformation Martin Luther was a young professor of sacred scripture. Luther had forsaken money and marriage for a monastic life of prayer, study and self-denial. He found a passage from the Saint Paul’s Epistle that stated salvation resulted in from religious faith, not from doing certain things a certain way. This led Luther to object the way preachers were emphasized giving money to the church rather than focusing on emphasizing faith. Martin Luther wrote a complaint to Pope Leo…
The causes of the Protestant Reformation started from Martin Luther, who challenged the ideas of the Catholic Church. He disagreed with many things of the Catholic Church. His writings, the Ninety-Five Theses, which he nailed to the door of a Catholic Church, was the beginning factor of the Protestant Reformation. All aspects of European society, economy, and politics were affected in one way or another. The society after the Protestant Reformation had many changes. The economy of Europe was…
How the Protestant Reformation Affected Foreign Relations. At a time when the only Christian religion was Catholicism, all of Europe was Catholic. That is until Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation with his ninety-five suggestions on how the church could be reformed. Once Henry VIII decided to divorce Catherine of Aragon and create the Anglican Church, he effectively cut Great Britain off from the rest of Europe. This severing of religious ties with other nations was both beneficial…
door of Wittenberg castle church in October 31, 1517, by Martin Luther. That was the starting point for the reformation.…