Reading religious works, Europeans form own options about church which caused rulers start to challenge the church’s power. The making of the printing press helped spread this secular idea. Some contributors to the reformation were Desiderus Erasmus, Thomas More and Martin Luther. During the reformation Martin Luther stressed that all people with faith are equal and can interpret Bible without priest. He also posted his 95 thesis statement which launched a movement for religious reform.
Religion in the Atlantic World Though religion played a huge role in the development in many countries, it is probably the biggest factor that helped shape the development of many countries in the Atlantic World. Religion was the main reason for colonization. People from all over Europe were leaving their countries for what was meant to be religious freedom and converting nonbelievers to Christianity. Though both of these cases were the cause of the mass movement from Europe the Atlantic World, what came of the mass movement, the bigger picture of it all, was one of the colonization of the Atlantic World. Religion was the real reason that colonization began, with out it, the colonies all over the world would not have ever came to be.
The Renaissance monarchs were growing impatient of the Church, and society was growing to become more humanistic and secular, as well as individualism. Various other religions were established as well, with Luther’s teachings leaving their mark well past Luther’s own existence. The Reformation in Western & Central Europe officially began in 1517 with Martin Luther (1483-1546) and his 95 Theses. This was a debate over the Christian religion. Luther’s arguments referred to a direct relationship with God and using the local vernacular to speak to the people.
Constantine legalized Christianity after he said he saw a cross before a battle. The legalization of Christianity allowed the Roman Empire to change from a polytheistic state to a monotheistic state. During the post classical period, Europe changed culturally. Because the Roman Empire was split into the west and the east, they were not culturally unified. The east side was able to read and write while the west was not able to.
BREAKING THE SPANISH MONOPOLY IN THE CARIBBEAN SPAIN’S CLAIM TO CONTROL THE CARIBBEAN At the beginning of the 16th Century, Spain and Portugal led Europe in exploration. With regard to the Caribbean, after the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, Spain adopted a policy of mare clausum (sea closed to others). All foreign ships were banned from the entire Caribbean and from trade with the Spanish colonies. The Spanish had not settled in nearly all the Lesser Antilles, the Bahamas and the Guianas, and in these areas the Spanish monopoly began to be challenged. NATIONALISM AND RELIGION IN EUROPE Before 1517, all of Europe acknowledged the authority of the Pope, and allowed the Papacy to act as an international court.
The English colonies in America were established for a variety of reasons including economic and religious factors. Other reasons for colonization include the desire to expand the British Empire, establishing order, protecting colonies and to rehabilitate debtors. Religious factors that contributed to the establishment of the English colonies occurred in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maryland. In England, due to Henry VIII 's action upon breaking his ties with the Roman Catholic Church and making himself head of the Church of England, it stimulated religious reformers into carry out purification of English Christianity. These religious reformers, known as Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England from within.
The First Crusade began in 1095 after the speech of Pope Urban at the Council of Clermont. There were many reasons as to why people joined the First Crusade, including religious, economic and social factors. I believe that the most important reason is the religious factor. This is because since religion was so important and present at this time, people were constantly reminded of the fact that it was their right as Christians to kill the infidel and claim their ‘rightful’ holy place in Jerusalem. Pope Urban, in 1095, gave a speech which called people to crusade.
Christian Influence Christianity has had an effect on countless number of topics globally. Yet nationally America has had its Christian influences as well. In early America religious thought was mostly tide to severe Puritanism. Or, it was thought to be part of European church life that somehow made its way across the seas. Theology had shifted dramatically from European thought and become very much American way of thought.
Tradition and Dissent in English Christianity To what extent was tradition in English Christianity restored in the nineteenth century? Yes, to a great extent, the assertion of the question is undoubtedly true. However, it is important to take into account several other aspects which also have an impact. The terms ‘Catholicism’ and ‘Protestantism’ were defined by the conflicts of the sixteenth century. Roman Catholicism was the Christian religion of England until the Reformation, with the introduction of Protestantism and establishment of the Church of England in the sixteenth century.
Feudalism, or a class system that regulates relationships among classes of people, was furthered by the Church and helped mold daily life. Other reasons why the Middle Ages can be labeled as the Age of Faith include the various reform movements initiated and roles the pope played. The era between 500 and 1400 in Western Europe, or the Middle Ages, can be labeled the Age of Faith because of the Church’s influence in unification throughout Western Europe, daily life, and politics. Although the Church didn’t come into its full potential for power until about the eleventh century, the Catholic Church did have a lot of influence in uniting Western Europe. Right after the Roman Empire fell, many Germanic tribes went to war with each other and carved Western Europe into small kingdoms.