He is famous for his 95 Theses, where he attacked the Catholic Church for selling indulgences and the corruption in the church. He believed that the indulgences were unfair because the lower social class could not afford them. He was then declared a heretic for his views on the Catholic Church. Luther later translated the New Testament from Greek to German allowing Germans to read the bible without having to know other languages. His ideas spread like wildfire to the population and forced the Catholic Church to bring reforms.
The church lost the trust and support of the people first because of the effects of the Crusades which resulted in many difficulties and new ideas and then was unable to provide the answers and services that the people expected during the times of famine and plague. Pope Urban II called for the Crusades during his speech at the council of Clermont. He promised the forgiveness of all sins for the warriors, spoke about atrocities committed by the Saracens against Christians and finally, convinced them that they had to take Jerusalem back because it was their holy city. The response by nobles to his exaggerated accounts was overwhelming. They sold their land to finance their journeys; left their manors unmanaged and took up the cause for faith .
How far was the Catholic Church in Germany ripe for reform before 1517? There are many contributing factors as to how ripe the Catholic Church was for reformation, one of these was the corruption of the Church. To the people at the time, priests were incredibly important; they had the responsibility of preventing souls from going to hell and were the only ones who could administer the sacraments which would guarantee salvation. However, usually priests would only do this in exchange for money which led the church to be riddled with abuses as the priests only seemed interested in amassing wealth rather than taking care of their parishioners spiritually. Other abuses included simony, nepotism, pluralism and absenteeism.
RUNNING HEAD: Luther’s 95 Theses Luther’s 95 Theses HIST 101 Western Civilizations Instructor: Dorothy Slane Leslie Brooks October 2, 2011, Thesis In the 95 Thesis Luther is basically discussing his disappointment with the Catholic Church. He did not approve of the way the pope was granting partial remission of time to be spent in purgatory or any other consequences that may be given to the people because of a sin they have committed. The church was basically practicing in the selling of indulgences when they did not have the right to remit and penance for any sin or guilt. That was the sole job of their God and no one else could produce that right or charge for a right that they do not even possess. Luther was also disappointed in man and felt that they should take the consequences that go with their sins and hope that these lessons could be taught to them before it would become too late.
Puritans and Pilgrims The Pilgrims derived from their leader and historian William Bradford. The puritans got their name because they wanted to purify the Church of England of all practices they considered "popish" i.e. Roman Catholic. They sought the removal of all images, veneration of the saints, sacramental practices, and the like. Their attempts failed and the Puritans soon became persecuted by the Church of England.
Make Love Not War While the popular anthem of Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll sent shock waves across America, the message of peace and love brought light to the new civil rights movement and the devastating war in Vietnam. At the center of this revolution was the hippie. Often referred to as freaks, stoners, and lazy, dirty, bums, the hippie experienced extreme social discrimination. What most failed to realize was that hippies were actually the most influential figures of the time period. Hippies were vital to American counterculture, fueling a movement to stretch accepted values, increase environmental awareness, and open ears to a generation of new music.
Reformation: John Calvin and Martin luther: A. In the 16th century in Germany the common people did not have the religious freedom we have today. People didn’t make their own deisons on religon they let a corrupt ctaholic church do it for them. The church took money and taxes from the people to use for themselsves making there followers work for them with punushments when they couldn’t deliver. Martin Luther saw this as a major issue as from a young age he excperinsed what it was like to be made to do soemthing.
This incident inspired the overall civil rights movement in Montgomery. By Dr. King’s leadership of this massive movement called Montgomery Bus Boycott, it was intended to oppose the city’s policies on racial discrimination on its public transportation, in a non-violent way. The black community voted to boycott the bus system until it became desegregated. The boycott ended in 1956 when the U.S Supreme Court declared segregation in buses, unconstitutional and has no place in the Constitution. During this year of the bus boycott movement, King was threatened, arrested, and even his home was bombed.
During the era of Grand Expectations people like Rosa Parks come to mind. At the time, city regulation stated that African Americans had to give up their seats on trains or busses if any white man asked for them. Most notable for refusing to give up her seat and not moving to the back of the bus, Rosa Parks “was arrested and convicted of violating the laws of segregation… and thus formally challenged the legality of segregation” (The Henry Ford, 2002). Initiations of boycotts of the bus systems began, and in Montgomery, where Rosa Parks ride took place, African Americans made up about 75 percent of the riders, thus showing an economic threat to the company and the white rule of the city (The Henry Ford, 2002). Above all, you can’t forget the impact, hard work, leadership and courageous acts of Martin Luther King, Jr. Like Rosa Parks, he became an iconic person of this era who with peaceful protests and encouraging words became a notable leader in the fight for equal rights.
He had a vision of a society in which race was not an issue in how people were treated or in how they were allowed to live their lives. While nothing is perfect or complete in the battle for civil rights, the efforts of King and those like him have, in fact, changed the country and the world, for the better, in noticeable ways. His vision has made the world a more equal place, if not an equal one, and it has helped to ensure that minorities have a voice. King sought to teach Americans that our nation’s true identity laid not in color and hate but in diversity and