Throughout Western Civilization we have examined reforms in government, society, and philosophy, but one factor that did not rise to prominence until the Western world was well developed was religion. In ancient times, religion was correlated a lot with morality, ethics and virtues, aspects that could also be linked to the philosophical teachings of Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato. In Greek culture, gods were an enormous part of their society as well as with the Roman gods, however, they were not seen as pleasant. It was not until Christianity began to take off that people began to truly wonder about “Who is God?” and “What is the church?”. The three most well-known debates surfaced from the Renaissance, or the age of rebirth, the Reformation, …show more content…
( Section 1: The Middle Ages and the Age of Renaissance). The Renaissance was a time period that took former knowledge, ideas and thoughts and challenged them through means of education, art and philosophy. Taking effect mostly in Italy, this era was full of new thoughts, interests and scientific discoveries, however, none of this new found knowledge focused heavily on the church. “As humanists, Renaissance scholars tended to be more secular, meaning they focused on the daily life of the world rather than on theology and the church. They were interested in a broad range of knowledge rather than focus on spiritual or religious concerns” ( Section 1: The Middle Ages and the Age of Renaissance). Because the Renaissance was not completely centered around theology, a lot of their principles regarding the church were made up on their own or studied through means of art, literature and/or philosophy. The Renaissance did address some issues with the church but rather raise objections to God, Enlightenment thinkers challenged the Roman Catholic church’s authority. These thinkers were firm believers in corporate church and reading …show more content…
Nonetheless, the Reformation did make people inquire, “How is a person saved?” ("Section 10: The Reformation and the Renaissance”). Enlightenment thinkers most like would have rationalized this answers and the Catholic Church most likely would turn to the Catholic Church for interpretation. The Reformation, much like the Renaissance believed in individualism and asking its people to look within themselves to find answers. Erasmus and Luther did both believe in humans being self reliant, but they did always agree. A big difference between the Reformation and the Renaissance would be that “humanists, believed that people were essentially neutral moral agents filled with as much potential for good as evil. Luther believed humans were morally evil creatures of habit, predisposed to act sinfully because of their fallen nature”(Section 9: Humanist Critics). Even though these two time periods had a lot of similarities, the varying views on human nature is what set apart the Reformation and the Renaissance era. Reformationists understand salvation to be obtained through faith and not moral character like the Renaissance thinkers believed it to be. Because of people like Luther who believed human nature was inherently evil, the need to answer “Who is God?” and “What is the church?” were more prevalent as Luther stated that the Bible was the answer
The Reformation occurred all over Western Europe. It was mostly set in Germany where various parts of corruption in the Church happened. Martin Luther started the process of the Reformation, he was German so he understood how the Catholic Church took advantage and didn't think this was fair. The Catholic Reformation took place between 1450-1650 which was the biggest revolution in Germany, although the understanding of Luther's actions weren't taken notice of until he put the 95 Theses on the Church's door. Luther felt that Bishops and Priests didn't understand the bible correctly. Luther wanted the Reformation to help fix this by helping the uneducated and powerless. Some of the movement of this was
The reformation was a religious and political movement that took place in the year 1517. This movement was spread by the Cristian humanist Martin Luther, when he posted his “Ninety Five Theses”. The reformation itself is one of those things everybody has heard about but no one quite understands, even nowadays, 500 years after this movement occurred.
The Protestant Reformation was a period of time (1500-1700) where there became a change in Western Christendom. This reformation was caused by the resentment from the people because the Catholic Church abusing their powers for political and economic advances. In this time the church was selling pardons for sin and indulgences to forgive sins, decrease days spent in purgatory and save the dead from damnation. The reformation was when people became more aware with the back hand dealings with the church and men like Martin Luther and John Calvin created their own churches to what they believed was not corrupt unlike the church. Unfortunately there many consequences as far at the Roman Catholic church attempting to bring people back to the church,
The Renaissance was a time of change and prosperity. The decision was made depending on the difference of two eras. Unlike the Renaissance, the Middle Ages were a thousand years of ignorance and superstition. The Renaissance men were leaders in an era of rebirth and learning looked to the Ancient Greeks and Romans for models of advance. Many historians felt that the Middle Ages and the Renaissance were one era. The debate centers around whether the Renaissance was a unique age or a continuation of the Middle Ages.
The church’s robust grip on religious expression shattered as medieval society transitioned into a period known as the Reformation. Characterized by the rejection of common ideology, the Reformation sparked religious curiosity. Reformers such as John Calvin and Martin Luther offered interpretations of the Bible in direct opposition to the Catholic Church’s teachings, forcing Europeans to examine and formulate their own beliefs. This style of thinking was foreign to European society because up to this point in history Europeans were passive absorbers of Catholic Church ideology. Hence, it was natural that an era considered the Age of Enlightenment followed the period of rejection and questioning known as the Reformation.
The Reformation was a really important era in history and it came right after the Renaissance. The Renaissance was seen as a period where it was a time of religion, and art flourished. The Renaissance and the Reformation can be compared and contrasted because the Renaissance was a time of rebirth, and so was the Reformation, however the rebirth brought forth different ideas. Since during the Renaissance there was such a bond between religion and government it triggered the rebellion of many people within the countries. During the Renaissance when questions were raised that went against what the Church thought, The Catholic church pushed the idea that salvation could only be found in the church. However, a Christian monk from Eisleben in the Holy Roman Empire(Martin Luther, CCEL) named Martin Luther interpreted a bible passage stating "just shall live by his faith" to mean that faith alone would save their souls he began to challenge the church. This started the Reformation.
The Renaissance was a distinct period in time that was separated from the Middle Ages and began a new era. The writers and thinkers of the fifteenth sixteenth centuries believed that they took part in a completely different era than the Middle Ages. They believed that they were part of a more modern and current era known as the Renaissance. These people considered the Renaissance to be a new beginning of the Middle Ages (Document 1). During the Renaissance, religion was seen from a new perspective.
...igion. The more pragmatic people believe the results of the reformation to be the result of natural process of changes in the paradigm of late medieval thinking. The politics also understood the number of advantages, which the reformation gave them, including the shifting of power, which was earlier associated with church. The education was also influenced by the reformation. As a result of the reformation, people in the whole world got a chance to understand the religion in their own way, and to read the bible, without the church interference. Different branches of Protestantism appeared, and continue to appear even nowadays. The results of Protestant Reformation they were really noticeable in 16th century, not only due to the reformation itself, but also due to many factors, associated with the period of renaissance, and these results are noticeable even nowadays.
Reformation was a major European movement initially aimed at reforming the beliefs and practices of
The older traditions were quickly losing the positive view from the public and with the new generation encouraging different ideas to help the common man instead of mistreating them. The renaissance era was more for helping the people as demonstrated in the document, Politics Drawn from Very Words of Holy Scripture, Jacques-BenigeBossuet. Talks about how the higher archy of men and women are treated like gods and make themselves out to be untouchable by anyone. This idea of was blown out of proportion and mistreated the common people and also lost the good moral values that they claimed they had. The renaissance era questioned the biblical teachings and beliefs and thought more into the idea of if there is a God why would he allow this type of ruling. As the medieval beliefs were shrinking the renaissance era was growing more and more with it’s campaign to treat everyone in a kind and fair
The Renaissance Era, could be described as the era of rebirth many would see it as the era of creativity. Many findings and inventions were developed within art, science, politics, religion, and humanism. The Renaissance period began in Italy, during the mid-fourteenth through the mid-seventeenth century to begin the rebirth of a new world. (p.65, Major) The Renaissance period broadcasted different philosophies, theories, and innovators as a way to advance the mind state and environment of civilization.
The Reformation was a decisive period in the history not only for the Catholic Church, but also for the entire world. The causes of this tumultuous point in history did not burst on the scene all at once, but slowly gained momentum like a boil that slowly festers through time before it finally bursts open. The Reformation of the Church was inevitable because of the abuses which the Church was suffering during this period. At the time of the Reformation, a segment of the Church had drifted away from its mission to bring Christ and salvation to the world. Throughout the Middle Ages, the Church had gradually become weaker because of abusive leadership, philosophical heresy, and a renewal of a form of the Pelagian heresy.
The Renaissance, also known as the Middle Ages, is very historic because of the wealth and power that it held. Through economic and political aspects, it flourished into the ripe environment that it is known of today. Although the culture
The Renaissance period started in Italy and took place between the 1400’s and the 1600’s. In French, the term Renaissance means rebirth, which is an accurate way to describe that period since it was then that many people chose to break away from the stagnation, incertitude, and extreme hardships that occurred during the Middle Ages and plagued most of Europe. The Renaissance period is noted for being a time when the population sought educational reform which increased literacy and many were able to master more than one skill set. This led to an intellectual, economic, and artistic revolution that transformed several European nations such as Italy, France, Spain, and several others. During this time, there were several developments within the Catholic Church, such as scandals and controversy.
The Effects of the Reformation on European Life European society was divided from the word go, people all around Europe were dominantly Catholic before the reformation. This time was bringing change throughout Europe with a heavy influence on art and culture because the Renaissance was occurring; a religious revolution was also beginning, which was known as the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was the voicing of disagreements by a German Catholic priest about the Catholic Church; this priest was Martin Luther and was excommunicated from the church for his actions. The Protestant Reformation helped to influence and strengthen the Renaissance that was just arising in England.