However, the changes were not uniformly experienced across Europe. Religious context Religion was one of the aspects of the Renaissance that changed drastically over a few centuries. Before the Renaissance, during the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church was dominant in most states of Europe. The medieval thinkers believed that the most important responsibility of the people was to pray to God and aim at saving their souls. Society was believed to be full of evil temptations.
Nonetheless, a conversion appears very likely to have taken place; as such, the vision ought to be located within a longer sequence which may, in its entirety, be called a conversion experience – as opposed to an isolated and one-off incident underpinned by immediacy. The Context of Constantine’s Conversion to Christianity Constantine’s conversion to Christianity can be contextualised in a number of different dimensions. The first amongst them is the political condition at the time, whilst the second is the situation of the Christians. In relation to politics, Constantine’s conversion came at a time of much
The European continent was going through a period of upheaval as famine, disease and war ravaged the population. During such trying times you would expect people to turn to their faith and church all the more. However during this time the Catholic Church was to a large extent going through its own crisis. Starting with the conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France in 1296 that launched a period of papal uncertainty that lasted well into the 15th century. This uncertainty at the head of the church created divisions in Christendom that would last for a long time, divisions that would sow the seeds of the reformation, increase strength of national churches and lead the way to the creation of The Church of England.
One of these things was allowing Archbishop Laud’s reforms to the Church. In the early 17th century, the Churches had fallen into decay- they were falling apart, ministers didn’t preach, windows were smashed, tombstones stolen, and squires brought dogs into the church with them, even though no animals were allowed in the Church. So, naturally, the Archbishop wanted to make this better. Soon Churches had beautiful carvings, wall hangings, stained glass windows, priests wore special robes, there were more ceremonies, and there were organs and candles. However, there were many people who did not like these changes to the Church, as
Gustavus Adolphus: A Leader Ahead of His Time The history of the Thirty Years War has been the topic of countless research papers, magazine articles, books. The Thirty Years War started as a religious war, which was the result of the struggle between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Germany. The war was religious given the role faith played in early modern public policy and individual behaviors. As the war progressed, it became more of a political struggle, with the Hapsburg Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire trying to control as much of Europe as they could while other countries opposed to their control attempted to keep them contained. All of Europe was affected by the Thirty Years War with fighting taking place throughout all of Germany, spilling into France, Spain, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands.
They were also in a country plagued by a financial crisis with the majority of the population automatically having hatred for the government. The treaty of Versailles also posed a serious threat to the government with the country left embarrassed by its ruling and the war guilt that Germany faced. The extreme right in particular were a threat to the republic. The actions of the Spartacists in particular concerned the leaders of the SPD as they knew that they could not rely on the support of the army in the face of a revolt. Thus a deal was done with the right wing (the pre 1918 military, judiciary and civil service).
The crusades affected western culture because of their biblical practices that threatened it. By 1905, Urban II’s call for a crusade was only part of a larer shifting in theological interpretations and justification of warfare: the Reconquista in Spain, for instance, had been under way for over two centuries and was rooted in a re-fashioned understanding of just war theory. The explicit pilgrimage and warfare gave the First Crusade a unique potency that triggered widespread enthusiasm across feudal social boudaries. Pilgrimage was a common practice during Middle Ages and, given the perils of travel, pilgrims often armed themselves for defense. The ideology of the crusade, however, was one rooted in the practice redemptive pilgrimage as well as conquest.
This condition raised diverse reasons for papal power from different popes who contributed differently to its growth. Some of these reasons and how they contributed to papal growth and different popes who initiated and supported this leadership and the methods they used and their impact to the church are going to be discussed. National character of Christianity in the middle Ages. In the middle ages, religion in the Christian sense was a matter of national churches resulted as the Germanic and the Slavic peoples accepted Christianity. Gregory the Great in his days tried with little success to bring all the new churches to Rome.
How is the Baroque world and culture reflected in the work of baroque artists? During the 1600's, Europe was struck by religious turmoil. The previously predominate Catholics had been overwhelmed by the rise of the Protestant Church and this had sparked conflict between the two religious powers of the time. War devastated Europe, killing around a third of the population. Eventually the war ended, northern Europe became predominately protestant and southern Europe remained catholic, however tensions were not completely suppressed.
WIthout the revolutions and the turning points in history, we would have a completely different world. The Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation had historical circumstances surrounding it, changed history and may have lead to an Age of Revolutions. The Renaissance, meaning rebirth, was the revival of art and literature during the late Middle Ages. Europe suffered from both war and plague, and people started to question the institutions of the Middle Ages. The institution were unable to prevent war and revive the people from the plague.