Finally, some could argue that the Church still has a very old fashioned view on some of today’s issues such as; Gay Marriage and Abortion. Therefore they are not keeping up with today’s society. The world around us is changing every
Despite the reformation, many ordinary people were religiously, socially and economically dependent on the remaining catholic institutions and social structures that remained, for example the Chantries. And whilst it can be argued that the protestant privy council under Somerset was hesitant to impress radical reform, their policy of completing the attack on church corporate property in the chantries act 1547, did more to dismantle the local community, and therefore the socio-economic stability of the ordinary person since the reformation. For example, the chantry was the cornerstone of local villages such as Morebath in Devon. The Chantries Act required representatives from each parish to declare anything that was liable for confiscation. For the people of Morebath, this meant a prohibition of the church ale.
Traditional society within the Middle Ages and Renaissance were very hectic in comparison to the time period after the Enlightenment. This is mainly because, during the Middle ages and Renaissance The Church had the most control over the people and government, Religion played a huge role in everyday life and the only religion that existed was the Catholic religion. For different crimes committed, there were multiple unjust and inconsistent punishments, also people did not have equal human rights. However, after a while philosophes began to produce these Enlightenment ideas which state that all people should be treated equally, have more say in government, have more rights, and have equal punishments according to the crime committed. Enlightenment ideas
There was a constant customer calling for transportation of men and supplies. There was ship building and commerce going on in the eastern ware in Europe. The economy was gained to a financial high when the Crusades made its way to Europe. Even though the crusades were just Christian campaigns fought, it still took a toll on the economy more than people would of thought. It’s said that the first crusade created Latin states on the holy land.
This did pose a problem for the growth of nationalism as the Northern states looked to Prussian for support, as she was the protestant superpower amongst the German states. The southern states on the other hand looked to Austria, due to her religious alliegience being Catholic. This mutual religion among the northern states caused them to support Prussia, and vice versa in the southern states with Austria. Thus, it was more than just religion that divided the German states. The tension and rivalry that existed between the two largest German states made worse the existing religious divisions and made the possibility of unification more problematic.
Most of the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church were dogma that could not be challenged or refused by Christians of the middle ages. And as it were, those teachings which forced down the throats of the people. Between 1170 and 1498 AD the glimpse of religious light began to shoot over the age, foretokens of the coming of the reformation. Before these tokens the papacy office became more involved in politics, they claimed to be more superior to the kings. The major concern was money in the Roman Catholic Church.
2/6/13 Chapter 11 religion Essay Chapter 11 covers the problems between the church and the state in the low middle ages along with the western schism. Those two issues were huge challenges for the church and its ability to overcome them were very important. The issues between the church and state brought about a change in the way the Pope was able to use his power because people felt more loyalty to their country than to the church. The western schism nearly destroyed all of christendom and was a major detractor from church prestige. This essay will encompass a lot of the important figures and events that were either a part of the problem or solution of these problems between church and state or the schism.
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.
Religion was part of the society and life. The high members of the church had more power than normal religious leaders. For example, because people feared hell and that church was getting its power from God, people were afraid to break the laws of the church. The church started collecting taxes and accepting indulgence from the people to forgive their sins. One of the key conflicts in the medieval world was between the Christian West and the Muslim East.
''The Great Awakening'' The Great Awakening was the first great American revival and first great national movement.It was a religious movement that contributed to separation of church and state in America.It started in the Middle Colonies,was also in the Southern Colonies,in Canada,and it was most famous in New England.It brought religion back to society.The Great Awakening persuaded many people and gave many sinners the option to be free of sins and in a good place in heaven. By the early 1700's religion had begun to slack in the colonies.Partly because many of the colonists were starting to worry more about their personal riches and materialistic things,instead of their own religious