Protestantism

Thomas More is known for his 1516 book Utopia and for his untimely death in 1535, after refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. He was canonized by the Catholic Church as a saint in 1935. In 1520, reformer Martin three works setting out his doctrine of salvation, which, according to Luther, could be attained through grace alone; the series rejected certain Catholic practices and attacked others. In 1521, King Henry VIII responded to Luther with the assistance of…

Finney and Tocqueville: What America Needs The second Great Awakening was another revival of man’s connection with God; however, this time God is reaching out to individuals and providing them with atonement and salvation. In this time period, America was beginning to expand out West. Religious lectures that lasted weeks, were known as “camp meetings” and they became popular in frontier culture. Frontiersmen would venture out into the wilderness and congregate to celebrate God with weeks of…

The diversity of baroque is brought out by several factors, political, religious, and social being the major ones. Religion is believed to be the source of this era as a result of the Catholic Church requiring new artistic work. The art used in the church was supposed to draw individuals back to church and reinstate their faith. The visual arts played a significant role in guiding the faithful. For it to be transparent to the illiterate, art had to be powerful, clear and persuasive.…

The main cause of the Thirty Years' War, which lasted from 1618 to 1648, was the rising religious and political tensions between the Roman Catholics and the Protestant Christians. The end of the Thirty Years' War created a number of significant consequences and changed the religious, social, and political ways of Western Europe. The ending of this war created the end of the Holy Roman Empire and the Hapsburg's falling out of power. There were also religious divisions in the country which is very…

Yesterday at Notre Dame Cathedral, Eastern Synod Lutheran Bishop Michael Pryse and I took part in a service commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Catholics and Lutheran adherents and others from a variety of Christian denominations joined us. The service included mixed choirs supported by the Basilica’s powerful organ, sincere prayers for Christian unity, and the tangible witness of being together in prayer. In our own way, we were living out ourselves the prayer of…

Abbot Joachim of Fiore was a highly influential prophet and spiritual writer that shaped the culture of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. His insights into scriptural interpretation and the unfolding of history flowed from a grave misunderstanding of the Trinity’s unity. His misunderstanding was based on the inappropriate use of the philosophical principle of univocity. This difficulty is but one of the many reasons that Pope Innocent III called the Forth Lateran Council.…

In my opinion the key contributions of Lutheranism are the principals that spurred the reformation, allowance of religious skepticism, and the inclusion of all people in the church, and opening the doors for other protestant churches to evolve. I believe these are true contributions of Lutheranism because they are still in existence today and have been the most influential in my life through my experience both in attending Lutheran services but also my Baptist church back home. When Luther…

Medieval society was complex, Church was its main influence, it was governed by laws and they had a remarkable military organization. First, Catholic Church was its main influence, Church played an important role in the Middle Ages society. The Bible was the main educational source and they constituted their own set of laws. In the social structure of feudalism, the only power over the king’s authority was the Catholic Church. The decisions taken by the Church were not questioned by the…

Humanities 1020 Study Guide Chapter 15-17. Identify each in complete sentences: 1. Council of Trent The main principal of the counter reformation, the Council of Trent was one of the Roman Catholic Church’s most regal councils 2. Jesuits A member of the Society of Jesus, which was a Roman Catholic order of priests, founded by Ignatius Loyola 3. Ignatius Loyola Ignatius Loyola was the founder of the Society of Jesus 4. Counter Reformation The reaction of the Catholic Church to the Protestant…

Martin Luther was one of the most influential people of the Reformation. His actions broke the Roman Catholic Church in a new Denomination of Christianity (Lutheran’s). His desire for people to feel close to God, which fundamentally changed the relationship between the leaders of the church and believers. He later translated the Bible into his peoples' language, German. So how did he accomplish all of this. Martin Luther’s first few years of his life were a time where he was unable to find a…