A primary cause of the Crusades was religious differences between the Muslims and the Christians. Christians made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, and when they saw that their Holy Land was owned by Muslims, they felt that they had a religious obligation to take back this land. Muslims felt that the land belonged to them, and that what the Christians were trying to do was unmerited. This is an example of the external pressures both cultures experienced in relation to the ownership of their Holy Land. Christians were promised that if they joined the war, they would be forgiven of sins and guaranteed a place in heaven, which was irresistible to many people.
The women often acted as counselors in the home, soothing their husbands' words and actions. Even though, they were not directly involved in politics, women's roles within the family and local community allowed them to influence the political system. During the seventeenth century, women's writings continued to focus on mostly religious concerns, women found a creative and intelligent outlet which was private journal and letter writing. The women in the seventeenth-century role were to obey and to serve their husbands, raise their children, and work to maintain their households. The women did not have a voice on anything unless it was pertaining to family needs, and I feel that women should not be treated like someone that cannot express their opinion.
Even though in today's society having a job of educating young children is renowned and eminent, being a governess in the 19thcentury was considered lowly and was viewed as an underpaid servant asked to tutor children. With Jane's bold character, one would not expect her to have a job a civilization of people looked down upon. Jane limited by the inferiority of such a job only extended the idea of feminism. She was not granted equal rights compared to all the other men like Rochester. Though she did not deserve such a discriminating job, it was her only option to make a name for herself in the world.
This Council forbid priests from marrying, and was once again brought up in the Council of Trent in 1563 (History News Network). Priestly celibacy is an institution that put several things into focus for a priest’s life. They become focused on the Church and Christ instead of being caught up in problems with family. Also, by not having a family, the priest’s savings would not go to family, but would instead go back to the Church. Celibacy is supported in Scripture and shows how the lives of some of the greatest Christian leaders were celibate.
The people believed in the necessity of education and a trained and educated ministry. The use the New England Primer and hornbook was used in public education and in Dame schools. They founded Harvard College in 1636 and Yale College to ensure the adequate supply of ministers (Doc E). The Puritan life was to work and pray at all times because idleness was sin (Doc I). Although the Puritans were strong in their faith, respected and feared God, kept the Sabbath Holy, and exercised their freedom of religion, not all people believed
The Catholic Church went through a change to its very core when Martin Luther voiced what was wrong, mainly how far the church had moved from the actual words in the Bible. The Christians in the Lutheran faith believed that the decline of the church is related directly to the word of God shared through man. With this relationship, the word of God can be misconstrued to feed the egos and desires of man, rather than God’s will. Martin Luther was interested in reforming the church, and in particular, man’s belief of what is true about God’s word. During this same time, the Catholic Church was moving further from the theology of the Protestants.
The risks of inaccurate judgment can change the live of a human within just a few seconds. Taking away another person’s life for committing a crime is like taken an easy way out. The U.S. government should stop using the death penalty as a way of punishment because it is unfair, unethical and crucial. The founding fathers of the The United States of America wanted a government that would show the tyrants or absolute monarchs of Europe that it was possible to coexist and live free within fair justice. Even though they excluded any religion to be part of the government regulations, they used Christianity to influence them and build a strong foundation for the new type of government.
They all shared the belief in biblical authority and the importance for individuals to experience New Birth, through connection with God directly. Further more, the Protestants became concerned about the structure of their society and believed it needed to be reformed. The evangelicals felt there had to be changes in ways their prisons and educational
Conceptions of God and Human Nature The quote “God made man in his own image, and man returned the compliment” explains God's image to man as up for open interpretation and varying from believer to believer, which applies to the Puritans and Benjamin Franklin. The Puritans that arrived in New England were frustrated with the Church of England's methods of practice because they were too closely related to Catholicism. The Puritans departed to the New World between the 16th and 17th century, in hope of purifying their religion and creating a society that properly and strictly obeyed God. The Puritan ways heavily influenced life in New England, even for the Franklin family. Benjamin Franklin was raised in a Calvinist family with Puritan foundations, but Franklin later grew to become a worldly individual through his studies and life experiences.
Tocqueville argues that the only thing which will keep Americans away from these dangers, which would undoubtedly lead to despotism is religion as source of moral education. He says that all decisions by man are a result of the values which man has received from god and without these values we would be left to a life full of disorder. Religion indirectly affects the state through mores which are described as “the whole moral and intellectual state of a people.”(287) These mores are what prevents democracies from being engulfed by the dangers which are products of tyranny and despotism. In a state without religion “each man gets into the way of having nothing but confused and changing notions about the matters of greatest importance to himself and his fellows”(444) and when combating materialism, the presence of religion “places the