Protestantism

Not many are there that speak out for themselves. Not many are the ones who want people to know the truth that will lead them out of the darkness of the abyss. But Martin Luther did. Martin Luther desired for an innovation when he realized the actions of the Roman Catholic Church were misguided. When he discovered that the Church was hiding the truth from its followers, he was angered because of the fact that money was being stolen for the believers. The 95 Theses were written by Martin Luther…

John Calvin is Martin Luther’s successor as the preeminent Protestant theologian. He plays an important role in the Church History. It is him who made a powerful impact on the fundamental doctrines of Protestantism. He is not only a famous French religious reformer, but also the founder of Calvinism and the writer of a monumental book, Institutes of the Christian Religion. In my opinion, Calvinism and Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin’s greatest achievement because they are…

During the Reformation, Catholics and Protestants were opposed on several fundamental issues regarding the Christian faith. These disagreements led to one of the most sweeping changes to occur within Christianity since Constantine. The two sides differed significantly in their understanding and interpretation of the Scripture, and of the Christian life. The main points of contention were regarding the understanding of the concepts of Sola Gratia (grace alone), Sola Fide (faith alone), and Sola…

Ireland has always been a country with strong religious links, primary catholicism however in the 16th century, Henry VIII was declared head of the Church of Ireland and protestantism was also introduced. As English settlers came into plantations in Ireland, claimed land, forced the native Irish to work hard labour all the whilst calling themselves Protestants, the Catholic Irishmen who through their eyes had watched their land…

I who embraced the pope and persecute anyone who refused to comply to the wishes of the Catholic church. This period of English history is known as the Middle way where England was divided in-between religious views.10 It was to late how ever, Protestantism was in England to stay, and thus began hundreds of years of conflict between the English and the Irish because Ireland was primarily made up of people who choose to remain loyal to the Pope. Celtic Christianity most likely had a major…

The Protestant Reformation was a major reform of the Christian church in response to problems that were found in the Catholic Church. Many people started to break away and form new Christian churches. The 1500s were times of alteration in and transformation of the church, and of social and political structures. Baptist, Anglican, Presbyterian and many other denominations of the protestant church are prominent in today’s society. However these types of churches did not always exist, and to…

All across the world, many people believe in a being or idea larger than themselves, that plays a role in how we live our lives. Two of these large religions are Catholicism and Protestantism. Even though these two derived from the same roots and have many similarities, there are still vast differences which have proven to cause conflict throughout history. Catholicism believes that God is the Creator of all and that people were created in His image. Because of this view on life, they believe…

There were several significant political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation during the sixteenth century. The Reformation brought about a change in the way women were viewed and led to support for their lives through Protestant reforms and education. The Protestant Reformation additionally provided the opportunity for princes and monarchs to acquire increased political power through King Henry VIII’s break from the Catholic Church or the Holy Roman Empire prince’s converting…

The conflict between Catholics and Protestants in France assumed many forms. It was a physical conflict, but also an ideological one where both parties used propaganda to fight each other. Pamphlets and images where used by both the Catholics and the Protestant to discredit the adversary and rally people to their cause. The Great Marmite Overturned, Le Renversement de la grand marmite in French (Fig. 1), is one of those images. It is a woodcut, which was first produced in 1562 by an unknown…

Nataly Oliver Mrs. Gawith English 1 26 January 2016 Mary Queen of Scots withheld the throne of Scotland at a young age but grew up having troubles being the right queen. When Mary Queen had been born she had to take a big part of the family. “She was born at Linlithgrow Palace, West Lothian on 8 December 1542” (Mary Queen of Scots Biography). “Mary became Queen of Scots when she was six days old.” (The official website of the British Monarchy). “She was the daughter of King James V of…