Constantine included Christianity along without alienating other religions. This wasn’t viewed as unusual; the Roman culture was typically accepting of other religions. It was the previous Emperor “Dioclestian” that instigated Christian persecution. In ancient Egypt “Akhenaten” was viewed as the persecutor of the Old Gods, first demoting them and finally eliminating them. When he and his co-ruler died, “Tutankamun” became Pharaoh and the priesthood resumed control of their temples.
Another example was when Charlemagne was talking to his daughter bertha. The king said a day will come when every son and daughter will go to school. Another example, when Charlemagne decided to become the emperor of Rome, he did it because the pope asked and the people of Rome wanted him to be their king so he became emperor. Charlemagne was willing to make great sacrifices to bring Christianity to the pagan lands he ruled. Charlemagne did for the good of Christian Europe, and to do that good, he and his family would have to make personal sacrifices, such as when he put his two youngest sons in separate kingdoms from each other and from the rest of the family.
He supported the Church, giving at his own expense as well as that of the state to support the Church and fighting to protect the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church's property. On Christmas Day in 800, the Pope crowned Charlemagne "Emperor and Augustus." This could have created problems, since the emperor of the Byzantine Empire already owned this title, but Charlemagne quickly sent gifts to him, to satisfy him. Charlemagne claimed that he had not known of what the Pope intended to do and would have prevented the coronation if he had the chance. However, this action created the Holy Roman Empire, and through it, Charlemagne supposedly had the blessing of
It is made clear in his few opening chapters that George W. Bush is a Christian and leads a life with integrity beyond reproach and a high code of morals brought on by the Bible. For example, in a highly controversial decision, President Bush cut all governmental funding for stem-cell research because he believed that God is the designer of life, and humans should never try to duplicate or pervert God’s natural design. He is also quoted in saying that all his decisions were guided with this Christian moral conduct. As one reads Decision Points, it is hard to not find the traces and evidence of faith written in every important decision he made. As any Christian would agree, guidance through faith in God is a must in all aspects of leadership and should never be ignored, especially for presidency.
People turned to the church for guidance, if the pope was of strong character the leadership of the church was the law but if the pope was weak or lost control leadership was in the hands of the current emperor which meant whatever group had the ruler’s ear at any given minute influenced the course of events. This continued from Constantine (324-337) in the west through Arcadus (395-408) in the east. Christianity became the authorized government belief of Rome in 391 however it certainly did not begin or end there as nonspiritual and religious groups seeking supremacy and status for themselves over others to the disadvantage of God’s people. This is still true today with the church and state especially during this election year. Mitt Romney if a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Barack Obama is either a Christian or Muslim depending on who you ask, both men want the power and both men have used religion as a stepping stone and a political platform.
“[The church] should be purified of their unregenerate members…heretical clergymen…bishops and archbishops, but they were nevertheless churches and must be embraced as churches” (Morgan 31). These non-separating Puritans made it their goal to create a superlative Christian community in the New World. In doing so they hoped to serve as an example to encourage reform within the Church of England. Morgan, author of The Puritan Dilemma, describes the non-separating Puritans overall view of the Church of England to be more positive than negative. “[The church] had bought the means of salvation to many of their members and might still do so” (Morgan 31).
John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts, emphasized in his sermon that they were to be “a city upon a hill”, where everyone can see them and can be represented as a model Christian community (Doc A), which would also shame England into truly reforming the Church of England. Unlike the Puritans, settlers in Chesapeake were blinded by thoughts of seeking gold, in which they did not find any (Doc F). Most of the Puritans came as families (Doc B) because they believed that society’s foundation rested not on the
Reflection #5: Divided Royalties: “Jonathan Boucher & the Pre-Revolutionary Crisis” In my opinion this chapter in the reader is a good chance to compare and contrast Jonathan Boucher’s loyalty to Great Britain and the Anglican Church, to the Rebellion of the colonist and their ripening beliefs of Deism. Boucher’s position in regards to Great Britain was much like that of many government officials, merchants, and clerics during this time; it depended on royal support in order to survive. His loyalty to the church came from the earlier methodology that the Anglican Church was the one true church. These aged concepts and ideals oppose everything that colonist were trying to establish leading up to the revolutionary
Why did Henry VIII break away from the CatholicChurch?Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church in 1534. Many people wereshocked by this event. It is not likely that Henry made this decision for religiousreasons. In his younger years he had always been a loyal Catholic. The popehad even rewarded Henry with the title Defender of the Faith.
Charlemagne responsibilities grew after the battle against the Saxons, which lasted a long period of time (33 years) with each conquest the Frankish empire grew, the growth became the additional power and responsibility for Charlemagne. His responsibility as a Carolingian monarch was to eliminate the leaders in the church that weren’t Christians or who refused to convert themselves or be baptized as a Christian or the conquense was death. The church played a Major role in the kingdom of Charlemagne. It gave him a sense of stability, he in turn provided stability in the church. The people conquered by charlemegne , after being converted to christianty, were taught through the bible of codes that taught right and wrong.