The History of Religion
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The History of Religion The Reformation began in October 1517 when Martin Luther wrote his 95 theses. Luther was a well-educated son of a miner who earns the right as a middle class by working hard. Luther became a monk and while sitting in the tower outhouse he was inspired by Romans 1:17 “The just shall live by faith alone. This encourages him to challenge the church by using this as his thesis for Luther’s theology. In 1521 he was excommunicated but he became a national hero because even though his opinions were not new they gave people new hope. One of the first items he did was to say that the Roman Catholic Church was being an Italian church exploiting the Germans. Since Germany was eager to get rid of Rome they accept this idea. Second if the people quit making payments to Rome and took back their lands they had allot to gain. There were other reasons but as you can see this made the people eager to believe and following Luther. At first the lower classes were excited by Luther’s rebellion against papal authority believing that has someone standing behind them. This made the lower class revolted against there lords and Luther who was discussed by this wrote “Against the Murdering, Thieving Hordes of Peasants. So in the end the lower class came to hate him. Around the same time a man named Ulrich Zwingli who was a humanist and interpreted the bible by reason preach reform also. He differ from Luther as he was more humane he said “heaven would welcome admirable Jews and heathen. His style of reform could have been more well known if he was not killed in the a battle in Switzerland. Along the same time came John Calvin, he studied law and scholasticism and rejected Catholicism. He wrote a book were he stated his views against them. He believed in a Trinitarian God, divinity of Christ, resurrection after death, in the sacraments of baptism and the Eucharist. In his “Doctrine of the Elect” which was held in high regards by his followers, he stated Since God knows all and is all powerful, he knows the future and does not let anything happen that is against his will. Which is why someone people are selected for damnation and some for election. He puts bans on gambling, singing dancing. The council had enough with his strict teachings and kicked him out of Geneva only to have to ask him back when the council starting being taken over by the Catholics.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that martin luther was a well-educated monk who challenged the church by using romans 1:17 as his thesis for luther's theology.
- Explains that the age of exploration was sparked because they needed better navigational tools, spices to preserve food, and trade routes.
- Explains that ulrich zwingli was a humanist and interpreted the bible by reason preaching reform, while john calvin rejected catholicism. the counter-reformation began in spain and was the church's response to the reformation.
- Explains that the 1600’s was the age of the kings, a century of transition between medieval and modern world.
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- Analyzes how martin luther stood for justice and rights of the people of god. he believed that you did not have to buy indulgences in order to release your loved ones from purgatory.
- Explains that john calvin's methods were controversial. he firmly believed in predestination, which is god has a divine plan already mapped out.
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- Explains that hinduism's social hierarchy is based on a caste system. the brahmins, the kshatryia, and the vaishyas are the third and most respected.
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1001 wordsRead More - The Evolution of Religionopinion essayThe Evolution of Religion As long as humans have walked the Earth, we have sought out answers. Answers for questions like: "Why are we here? Where do we go when we die? Where did we come from? and What's that?"
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- Explains that archeologists have found evidence of religious faith and practice in paleolithic hunter-gatherer societies. fear and awe of the natural world, as well as gratitude and empathy, are well represented in cave art.
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- Compares egyptian religious beliefs with mesopotamian beliefs, stating that egyptians saw the gods as human in form and emotion, while the greeks viewed them as uncontrollable, subject to whim and anger.
- Explains that greeks were polytheists and saw their gods in human form, like the mesopotamians. they were the first to worship man and all his abilities.
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- Explains that religion is an organized collection of beliefs and world views that are related humanity to an order existence, why we are here.
- Explains that egyptian religion guided everything in egypt. they believed in many different gods such as osiris, which is the god of vegetation and the underworld.
- Explains that mummification was a type of preservation of the dead that was practiced by ancient egyptians.
- Explains that osiris was the god of the underworld and vegetation/farming. he represented mummified body which means death.
- Explains that the twelve gates was the passage through the underworld to get to the afterlife. each gate was guarded by serpents with a different name.
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- Explains that judaism originated in canaan, israel, and palestinian territories. they believed that god created the holy land.
- Explains that islam is a monotheistic religion tradition that started in the middle east. the five pillars are faith, ritual, and prayer.
- Explains that the people of islam believe that allah is god and all powerful, ordered the universe, and the god of justice.
- Explains that buddhism was founded 2,500 years ago and is still used today in the middle east. they believe in focusing on their personal spiritual development.
- Explains that christianity was founded in the early 1st century ad, with the teaching of jesus christ. it has many branches with different beliefs and practices.
- Explains that religion was made to explain why things are here. people might have different beliefs about it but at the end they get an idea how the world works.
- Cites http://www.patheos.com/library/christianity/hinduism/ethics, morality, and community/principles-of-moral thought and action.
- Cites http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/index.htm and hebrew4christians.org/scripture/shloshah-asar_ikkarim.
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