Task: “Luther was both a revolutionary and a conservative.” Evaluate this statement with the respect to Luther’s responses to the political and social questions of his day. During the 16th century, the Catholic Church was seen as corrupt because of certain practices such as indulgences. This corruption, lead many people to stand up against the Church, and this began The Protestant Reformation. One of the most influential people of this time was Martin Luther. Martin Luther’s responses to political and social questions during this time were often either revolutionary or conservative.
Shehab Amin How important was Buckingham in the breakdown of relations 1625-29? Between the years 1625 and 1629 Charles’ favourite the Duke of Buckingham had a huge influence on English politics, the breakdown of relations between Crown and Parliament can be said to be because of how he used this power directly, for example the military failures at this time and relations with France, which he was directly behind. But as a separate point of conflict was religion, the rise of Armenianism. Other factors however such as tonnage & poundage, did cause problems with Charles but again without Buckingham these wouldn’t have been major points of conflict. In 1625 Buckingham decided England needed a new ally in Europe in France after the failure of the Spanish match, they could see diplomatic advantages, France was becoming worried about the successes of the Hapsburg Spanish and might be persuaded to take part against them.
Although, she does admit even she was shocked when listening to the speech, as she explains “the line was not believable”. From this I can conclude that source one doesn’t wholly hold Churchill responsible for the 1945 election defeat, however the reliability of the source is questionable as it is bias towards the conservative party. Source two, an extract from Lord Butler’s memoirs, clearly shows opposition to not only Churchill but also the conservative party, Lord Butler for example describes Churchill’s speech as a “negative attack on the labour party” and believed that he should have instead focused on “post-war policies”. By describing Churchill’s use of the word “Gestapo” as a “strategic blunder” shows that Butler is blaming Churchill in having played a role in the defeat of the 1945 election. Although both members of the conservative party, Butler and Churchill were political enemies, this is evident when looking at the extract: “a poor third place to the concentrated exploitation of Churchill’s personality” – this is a personal attack on Churchill’s actions.
What problems faced Elizabeth in 1558? To understand the issues that Elizabeth faced in her reign it is important to look at the problems that preceded her. Historians such as Whitney Jones have written about a mid-Tudor crisis starting for the last years of Henry VIII’s reign and it’s characterised by weak leadership from the monarchs and their courts. Inflation was a serious issue in late Tudor England, triggered by the debasement of the coinage under Henry VIII and Edward VI. It was a period of intense rebellions such as the Wyatt’s rebellion, or factional fighting in court for example; Edward’s court was ridden with the visions of the dukes of Northumberland (John Dudley) and Somerset (Edward Seymour).
This sentence shows how sins affect you in life. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Minister’s Black Veil” he uses symbols and descriptive language to explain the effects of sin. Mr. Hooper, the minister, uses a softer approach to win his people heavenward. It states, “Mr.Hooper had the reputation of a good preacher, but not an energetic one. He strove to win his people heavenward by mild, persuasive influences, rather than to drive them.” Hawthorne uses Mr. Hooper’s approach to explain the effects of sins to the reader.
How does Stoker use the symbols of religion and superstition in Dracula? The Victorian era witnessed one of the greatest shifts in religious attitudes since the Puritan movement. At the beginning of the era the Church was incredibly powerful, but as the era progressed, people moved away from religion started to question their faith. Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, in 1859, and along with the advances in technology, such as the first underground railway being built, in 1863, brought about the “crisis of faith”. The two biggest and most conflicting religions in this period were two sects of Christianity, Protestantism and Catholicism.
Conclusion and Future Challenge V. Bibliography ii I. INTRODUCTION AND WORLDVIEW SUMMARY The subject of this paper is Liberation Theology. This worldview grew out of Catholic discontent with economic and social injustices during an age of activism in the 1960’s. The author selected this topic because of the often over looked biblical significance that Jesus placed on
Frank Pinkney History Midterm 6/27/13 Midterm The absolutist state from 1598- 1715 developed in many different ways and involved the change and evolution of many different institutions. The power of the absolutist state had begun just after the midst of a bloody French civil war over religion. The French civil war was caused due to rapid growth of Calvinist and Protestants in the French cities; in cities that were already dominated by a catholic population this caused wide spread hysteria among the French. However, finally in an attempt to end the violence the Edict of Nantes was signed in 1598, in an effort to finally gain religious tolerance in France. Order was finally restored to France for 11 short years until King Henri IV was
Milk, Gus Van Sant 1a) The film Milk portrays an important political history in America against the homosexuals in the 1970’s, seeing this film and the struggles that homosexuals had to fight for their human rights and political equality makes myself, who’s not sensitive about the issue, change my political sensibilities. 2a) -1 The ignorance about homosexuality has become more exposed as they described that being gay could get them fired, beaten up, or even killed. -2 To plan on having to root out every homosexual, simply describes a person who is insecure and cannot accept homosexuality. -3 A debate regarding the Proposition 6 between Supervisor Harvey Milk and Senator John Briggs indicates that Proposition 6 is more on hating the gays, rather than the concern for the children they are “trying” to protect. 3a) -1 When the homosexuals along with the heterosexuals were rioting for their social and political view.
It is through various grand, significant events and valuable changes made to which the Middle ages began and ended. Historians say that the Middle ages were a period of despair, intellectual advancement, and undividing faith towards the church and god. Focusing primarily through the 12th and 15th centuries, the Crusades and the Peasant Revolt had an immense impact on the waning of the Middle ages. Not only were great wars the reason for its end, but changes made in the 15th century greatly led Europe out of this period. The changes were Europe’s craving hunger for knowledge and the Church’s decline in power.