The Protestant Reformation: The Purpose Of The Protestant Reformation
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The Cause of The Protestant Reformation
In 1500’s the Roman Catholic was all-powerful in Europe as there was no legal alternative at the time. The Church jealously guarded its position with so much force that if anyone went against the learning’s and the ways of the church was burned at the stake and labeled as a heathen. Some of the causes for Protestant reformation were the corruption within the Catholic Church because during the time of the black plague as soon as people knew they had the plague they knew they were going to die within a 3 day period after developing the symptoms of the black plaque, so the people affected would have paid their local catholic ministers for indulgences so they were guarantied to get into heaven and not go to hell or purgatory. Martin Luther exposed this particular practice in 1517 through the 95 theses, as he was upset that people and Catholic ministers could make God over look peoples sin just by being bribed through brought indulgences.
The Purpose of The Protestant Reformation
The purpose of the protestant reformation was to expose the corrupt...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the roman catholic church was all-powerful in europe in the 1500s as there was no legal alternative at the time. martin luther exposed this practice in 1517 through the 95 theses.
- Explains the purpose of the protestant reformation was to expose the corruption within the catholic church through the practice of protesting against the church.
- Analyzes how martin luther's 95 theses changed the way europeans processed their belief in the lord. he proposed separating the political powers from the grasp of the currently corrupt catholic church.
- Analyzes how the protestant reformation divided christians and reshaped political and religious values across europe. it led to the concept of anti-authoritarianism and the medieval feudal system.
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- The Reformation: The Origin Of The Reformationanalytical essayAt the start of the sixteenth century, the Reformation had put an ungracious end to the dependent unification that had prevailed under the Roman Catholic Church. In response to the growing sense of corruption in the church, the reformation began. Many people began opposing views of how Christian practices were expressed, which led to the formation and spread of Protestantism. While the Pope is head of the Catholic Church, Protestantism is a general term that refers to Christianity that is not subject to papal authority. (1.)
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the reformation ended the dependent unification that had prevailed under the roman catholic church, leading to the formation and spread of protestantism.
- Analyzes how the german augustinian monk, martin luther, nailed 95 arguments to a church door in wittenberg, which disputed the use and abuse of indulgences within the church, and encouraged the abolishment of monasteries.
- Analyzes how king henry viii, a devout catholic, decided to divorce catherine of aragon. discontented by the pope's refusal to grant him divorce with papal authority, henry broke away from the church, becoming the supreme head of the church of england.
- Explains how luther's movement rose in reputation, followed by calvin, a french protestant, who fled france after converting to protestantism.
- Explains how the reformation led to a series of religious based wars that culminated in what we now call the thirty years' war.
1125 wordsRead More - Protestant Reformationexplanatory essayThe Protestant Reformation of the 16th century was a religious revolution that occurred within the Christian Church, which resulted in the establishment of Protestant Churches, who began breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church. Originally the movement was started by Martin Luther, who was a monk, a priest and a Professor of Biblical study at the University of Wittenberg (Fisher 335). Luther, with his great political influence as well as his prolific writing, most notably his 95 Thesis, began a movement intended to address the abuses of wealth within the church. Although there were many people who realized that the church needed reformation, at the time, Luther really had no intention to split the church. The Protestant Reformation was an intellectual, cultural, religious, and political, upheaval that would separate Catholic Europe and set in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent. In Christianity’s history, the Protestant Reformation was one of the most significant religious revolutions.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the protestant reformation of the 16th century was a religious revolution within the christian church, which resulted in the establishment of protestant churches.
- Explains that martin luther was appalled by the misuse and abuse of the clergy, and the roman catholic and church financial fundraising that were particularly criticized.
- Explains that the protestant reformation is mainly attributed to martin luther, but there were other significant figures of the renaissance who had also laid the foundation for the new ideals.
- Explains that calvin disagreed with luther and zwingli, leading to calvinism. calvin believed that god had already decided the destiny of each person.
- Explains that lutheranism, founded by martin luther, stemmed from calvin's ideas. the church of england also separated from the roman catholic church for political reasons.
- Explains that the protestant reformation provoked the roman catholic church into a counter-reformation. the council of trent legislated the moral reform of the clergy, tightened administration, and officially recognized the pope as the absolute authority and earth vicar of god.
- Explains the impact of the protestant reformation on society during the 16th century.
- Analyzes how the division between the churches has taken away the full power of the church that the roman catholics once held. there is also a great diversity among protestant denominations.
- Explains that although there is a division between the different churches, they do share similarities. the changes introduced by the second vatican in 1962 bring the protestant and catholic positions closer.
1152 wordsRead More - Martin Luther’s Reformationanalytical essayAs you stated in the prompt, Martin Luther, a German monk and theology teacher, completely transformed Europe by starting the reformation. The textbook states, “These movements deepened existing divisions among peoples, rulers, and states while opening up new divisions and points of contention” (Coffin, Stacey and Cole). The textbook then goes on to claim, “The result was a profound transformation of the religious, social, and political landscape that affected the lives of everyone in Europe – and everyone in the new European colonies, then and now” (Coffin, Stacey and Cole). The reformation would have an influential impact on both the New World, and eventually, the United States.
In this essay, the author
- States that martin luther, a german monk and theology teacher, completely transformed europe by starting the reformation.
- Explains that luther's teachings would splinter western christendom into variety of protestant (dissenting) faiths, prompting the church of rome to re-affirm its status as the only true catholic (universal).
- Cites coffin, judith, and w.w. norton's western civilization: their history & their culture seventeeth edition.
- Analyzes how protestantism had an influential impact on the united states and many facets of modern political, social and economic life.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the protestant reformation of 16th century had both immediate and long-term effects. it influenced the economic, political, and social life of people.
- Explains that the reformation was associated with the publication of martin luther's ninety-five theses, which showed the protest against the "business" made on religious people.
- Analyzes how luther's reformation was the best because it directly outpaced the innovative printing technologies, which helped to spread the reformatory ideas.
- Analyzes the causes of the protestant reformation of 16th century, including the permissiveness of papacy, improper use of bible, and manipulating people, with help of religion.
733 wordsRead More - The Reformation Of The Roman Catholic Churchexplanatory essayIn my essay I will attempt to give an overview of the many positive and negative changes that the reformation groups and individuals had to Roman Catholic Church and other churches. The reformation was a religious movement that started officially by Martin Luther challenging the sale of the indulgences in Roman Church.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the reformation was a religious movement that started officially by martin luther challenging the sale of indulgences in roman church.
- Explains that luther didn't understand why the bible was read in a latin language that the people did not understand. he wanted it to be read and studied so that ordinary people could understand it.
- Explains that the reformation had significant and applicable effects on the church and to individuals.
- Explains that martin luther's translation of the bible made it possible for regular people to read and understand the bible in a language that was consistent to them.
- Explains that it gave people the ability to know everything that was going on in the roman catholic church.
- Explains that the reformation also resulted in other christian religions e.g. lutheran, baptist etc. that gave new vibrancy of life to the true religion of god.
- Explains that through the revolution monarchies power were strengthened during which time medieval europe the roman catholic church virtually ruled over everyone. rule of state became more secular.
- Analyzes how luther abolished the catholic idea that usury was a sin and gave people an economic order of capitalism that led to prosperity of european people.
- Explains that emperor constantine gave more religious choice and freedom of worship to the people of europe due to his conversion.
- Explains the growth and development of churches as a result of end to persecution of christians, which strengthened and edified their spirit.
- Explains how king henry viii stopped paying taxes to the pope, which meant that the church was no longer under papal oversight. king replaced the head of the church of england.
- Explains that the decline of church powers meant individual monarchs and states acquired power and resources that paved way for modern-nation states. the reformation made it easier for the growth of the modern world.
- Explains that luther's teachings helped christians understand that they have an open and direct communication with god, without a priest.
- Explains that council of trent set out to counter reformation, confirmed training for priests to improve their intellectual and moral discipline by laying some new rules.
- Explains that the reformation liberated some of the catholic nuns and monks trained to be celibates and the convents shut down a blessing for those who did not want to become nuns.
- Explains that the holy roman empire lost power in a religious and politically fragmented empire.
- Explains the rise of individualism and how money kept at home was used to start small businesses. non-landed wealthy people started to create a better life for themselves.
- Explains that protestant and catholic groups set a hospitality attitude towards each other and this caused church disunity. new churches sprung up with different extreme divergent beliefs where reformation movement was taking place.
- Explains that some used the bible to supress others ideas and scholasticism.
- Explains that reformation was a curse to some of the nuns who were i coventry.
- Explains that the roman catholic church lost its power to the king, which meant loss of resources and financial instability due to cut down of the tax payments to pope. popes corruptions led him to lose focus of spiritual leadership.
- Explains that before the reformation people could buy their way to heaven and the church was corrupt depriving people of their property, which led people to poverty and mislead them to incoherent doctrines and masses.
- Explains that reformation led to bloody religious persecution of the believers who belonged to the minority sect by the majority.
- Explains that separation of state and church power meant that people had free will to be religious or secular. kings strengthened and increased their power over people, pope and against emperor.
- Explains that the church was no longer seen as an independent institution separate from secular governance, rather as a less important body in the society that was obliged to agree with the state.
- Explains that erasmus, a christian humanist who had set the pase for luther, was disappointed because religious revolution took humanism in the wrong direction.
- Explains that king henry used the reformation for his personal advantage/misuse of power married many wives as opposed to scriptures.
- Explains that the reformation caused disunity in germany because they lacked a centralized economy. religion was ruled by princes or the city council in geneva.
- Explains that a great disagreement between protestants and catholics erupted on the side of art, causing disparity between artefacts made in the north and south.
- Explains that the disunited religions wanted to gain power over the others that were weak and form a state religion.
- Explains the major characters that contributed to the reformations in the early churches e.g. martin luther, john calvin among others.
- Explains that the reformers were brilliant elite and deep spiritual men and through this reformation process another branch of christianity sprouted "protestantism". the revolution had both positive and negative effects on christianity, political system, and social lives.
- Explains that the printing press invented by johann gothenburg brought a major change that allowed the reformers to freely print their views and also helped them translate the bible to the language more common to people.
- Explains that education became more important in society because people wanted to become aware of the teachings in the scriptures as well as the doctrines the roman catholic church were teaching.
- Explains that reformation led people to democracy, with their own concept of spiritual faith, and brought about religious upheavals in western europe.
- Opines that the reformation was an important period in church as it impacted people socially, economically and politically.
1920 wordsRead More - The Protestant Reformationopinion essayThe Protestant Reformation Introduction The Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century is one of the most complex movements in European history since the fall of the Roman Empire. The Reformation truly ends the Middle Ages and begins a new era in the history of Western Civilization. The Reformation ended the religious unity of Europe and ushered in 150 years of religious warfare. By the time the conflicts had ended, the political and social geography in the west had fundamentally changed. The Reformation would have been revolutionary enough of itself, but it coincided in time with the opening of the Western Hemisphere to the Europeans and the development of firearms as effective field weapons.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the protestant reformation of the sixteenth century ended the middle ages and began a new era in the history of western civilization.
- Explains that many bishops and abbots bore themselves as secular rulers rather than as servants of the church.
- Opines that the renaissance and humanism partly introduced and greatly fostered these conditions. love of luxury was soon associated with the revival of greco-roman paganism.
- Explains that the reformation destroyed the unity of faith and ecclesiastical organization of the christian peoples of europe, cut millions off from the true catholic church, and produced a lamentable shallowness in religious life.
- Opines that the reformation caused indescribable suffering among the people in every land in which it found ingress.
- Analyzes how the roman church responded to the reformers' demands with the counter-reformation. the jesuits, founded by ignatius of loyola, aggressively supported catholic doctrine.
- Explains that martin luther was a pivotal figure of western civilization and christianity. john calvin created the patterns and thought that would dominate western culture throughout the modern period.
- Opines that the protestant reformation was a major building block of history, and some would say our country.
1843 wordsRead More - The Lutheran reformation came out because Martin Luther was not happy with the state of the church in his time. The thought of buying indulgences is what ultimately led him to write his 95 Thesis against the church, which is what historians use to date the overall Protestant Reformation. The process of buying indulgences was to pay a little bit of money in exchange for time off in purgatory, not only for the living, but also for those that had already died and were suffering in purgatory. Ultimately, the Lutheran Reformation was an important conflict in Church history. Because of the lasting division in the Church, it created Luther’s importance for German identity, and the understanding of confession.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the lutheran reformation came out because martin luther was not happy with the state of the church in his time.
- Explains that martin luther was the founding father of the lutheran reformation. he began his religious life in 1505, confessing his sins, and became a professor of sacred scripture in 1513.
- Explains that the lutheran reformation led to other religious denominations like the anabaptists, zwingli, and the anglicans.
- Explains that luther created a division between the catholic and protestant church, but also in the protestant church.
- Analyzes how luther's ideas liberated the germans from the papacy in rome, giving them a much needed unified past. hitler called luther "one of the great raw intellects," advocating and putting his force behind him.
- Analyzes how martin luther's obsession with confession led to the catholic church reevaluating how confession should be done.
1355 wordsRead More - Protestant Reformationexplanatory essayProtestant Reformation In the 16th century the Protestant Reformation divided the Roman Catholic Church. This reform was led by Martin Luther whose original intentions were to reform the church, but resulted in a split between Protestant and Catholic. Soon the Protestant Church itself divided resulting in two more churches, one Protestant, and the other reformed church. The Reformed Church is better known as Presbyterian, whose conspicuous leader was John Calvin. John Calvin had many beliefs which had been adopted by the Presbyterian Church.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the protestant reformation divided the roman catholic church in the 16th century, resulting in a split between protestant and catholic.
- Explains that presbyterians are similar to catholics in many ways, but different in others. the church service is relaxed and laid back.
- Explains that john calvin's beliefs were modified from those of the catholic church. presbyterians believe in the trinity but differ from catholicism when dealing with ideas like original sin, salvation, and the idea of penance.
- Explains calvin's belief that god is god of state and nation and the state must be guided by his word. the presbyterian government was originally formen when john calvin was in geneva.
451 wordsRead More - Martin Luther And The Reformation Of The Reformation In Europeexplanatory essayReformation in Europe In the early 16th century, the church was the most powerful institution in Europe, even stronger than government; however, in 1517, Martin Luther, a professor in Northern Germany, posted criticisms of the church on a chapel door which would cause profound reformation of the religious system in Europe. When the dissent spread out to the world, the Catholic religion was shattered and many people of high social rank, such as king and princes, either defended or opposed Luther’s argument. Also, most people left the Catholic Church and became Protestants. What made everything turn to chaos after Luther published his thesis and what happened after this?
In this essay, the author
- Explains how martin luther's criticisms of the church shattered the catholic religion in europe. many people of high social rank, such as kings and princes, either defended or opposed his argument.
- Describes luther as a german professor of theology who changed european history profoundly. he was disappointed with the church by seeing unfaithful priests.
- Explains that luther was discontent with the catholic church when pope leo x started selling indulgences, a piece of paper which promised forgiveness of the sin. luther wrote 95 theses in latin and posted them on the chapel door.
- Explains that martin luther and other reformers like john calvin and the anabaptists wanted to create new churches to be independent from the catholic church for several reasons.
- Analyzes how john calvin, a frenchman, published the institutes of the christian religion, the most popular formulation of protestant theology. calvin rejected popery completely and argued that each church needed its own ministers.
- Explains how king henry viii suppressed pope clement vii in order to get political power. he also encouraged people to list grievances against the english clergy.
- Explains that the reformation was continuously grown by reformers such as calvin and luther, but there was also a movement called the counter-reformation within the catholic church, which opposed it.
- Explains how protestantism spread across europe after the reformation, and how counter-reformers changed the system dramatically.
- Opines that martin luther and reformers changed not only religion but also politics, society, and economy in europe.
1065 wordsRead More - The Reformation Research Papercomparative essayThe Reformation Stephanie Staggs Colorado Christian University The Reformation The reformation had a lot of different people involved, the magisterial reformers and the Anabaptist. They had different views compared to the roman catholic church on the three solas. The solas are sola gratia which means grace alone, sola scriptura which means scripture alone, and sola fide which means faith alone.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the reformation had different views compared to the roman catholic church on the three solas, which emphasize the bible alone as the source of authority for christians.
- Explains that sola fide emphasizes salvation as a free gift. the roman catholic church of the time emphasized the use of indulgences (donating money) to buy status with god.
- Explains that sola gratia emphasizes grace as the reason for our salvation. it comes from what god has done rather than what we do.
- Explains how the magisterial reformers believe that the magistrate (political authorities) are to promote and defend the official faith of a nation using political means.
- Compares the position of the magisterial reformers and anabaptists on these three solas with the roman catholic church.
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