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Holy Roman Emperor Roman Catholic Church
2,204 wordsThe Reformation of the Roman Catholic Church was a major 16 th-century religious revolution. A revolution, which ended the ecclesiastical supremacy of the pope in Western Christendom and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant, churches. With the Renaissance that preceded and the French Revolution that followed, the Reformation completely altered the medieval way of life in Western Europe and initiated the era of modern history. Although the movement dates from the early 16 th century, w...
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Holy Roman Empire Ottoman Turks
930 words"In 1519, Charles Hapsburg became Charles V. Roman Emperor. Discuss and analyze the political, social, and religious problems he faced over the course of his imperial reign of 1519 - 1556. " Born at Ghent, 1500; died at Yuste, in Spain, 1558; Charles V. Roman Emperor, was a descendant of the house of Hapsburg, and to this descent owed his sovereignty over so many lands that it was said of him that the sun never set on his dominions. As soon as Charles received his title of emperor of the Holy Ro...
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Roman Catholic Church Luther Doctrines Luther's
419 wordsIn 1517, Martin Luther challenged papal authority and what he saw as the commercialization of his faith. Luther's primary concern was the sale of indulgences -- papal grants of reduced punishment in the afterlife, including releases from purgatory. Luther challenged the secular orientation of the Roman Catholic Church and, more fundamentally, the authority of pope and church in matters of faith, affirming instead the authority of Holy Scripture and salvation by faith alone. In the process, Luthe...
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King Henry Viii Roman Catholic Church
1,505 wordsChurch Reform Essay submitted by Unknown The Reformation of European religion in the 16 th century cannot be generally attributed to the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance. Although the peasants saw bishops and abbots as part of a wealthy and oppressive ruling class and rebelled against the Roman Catholic Church for reasons primarily pertaining to the lavish adornments used by those aforementioned, their power was not great enough, nor did their reasons carry enough clout to start a refor...
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Neighbor Luther
2,948 wordsLutheran Orthodoxy and Pietism? So What? In many contemporary Lutheran circles, the labels? Orthodoxy? and? Pietism? are distinctly uncomplimentary. In popular usage, Orthodoxy means a fossilized over-intellectualized theological system that neglected the life of the people and distorted the heritage of the Reformation, synonymous with? ivory-tower unregenerate reactionary intellectual. ? One congregation, for example, had to listen to a sermon on Matthew 10: 30 (? And even the hairs of your hea...
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Holy Roman Empire German States
746 wordsThe two treaties of M? nster and Oscar? ck, commonly known as the Peace of Westphalia, was the culminating element for the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years War. It established a final religious settlement and provided for new political boundaries for the German states of central Europe. The impact of the Peace of Westphalia was broad and long-standing, as it dictated the future of Germany and ex-territories of the Holy Roman Empire for some time to come. The Peace of Westphalia put down the...
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Roman Catholic Church Holy Roman Emperor
3,893 wordsThe Reformation of the Roman Catholic Church was a major 16 th-century religious revolution, which ended the ecclesiastical supremacy of the pope in Western Christendom. Thus, resulting in the establishment of the Protestant churches. With the Renaissance proceeding and the French Revolution that followed, the Reformation completely altered the medieval way of life in Western Europe and initiated the era of modern history. Although the movement dates from the early 16 th century, when Martin Lut...
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Roman Catholic Church Holy Roman Emperor
4,014 wordsThe Reformation of the Roman Catholic Church was a major 16 th-century religious revolution. A revolution, which ended the ecclesiastical supremacy of the pope in Western Christendom and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant, churches. With the Renaissance that preceded and the French Revolution that followed, the Reformation completely altered the medieval way of life in Western Europe and initiated the era of modern history. Although the movement dates from the early 16 th century, w...
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Nazi Regime Protestant Churches
1,255 wordsReligion in Germany has always had a different character from the rest of Europe. Due to the fragmented nature of the German landscape before its unification, Germany has a unique balance between Catholic and Protestant forces. Lutheranism, coming as it did from Germany, is a major force in German religion and the German identity. The teachings of Luther, and the peculiar national identity that those teachings, in part, inspired the mindset which allowed the Third Reich to flourish in Germany. T...
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Protestant Reformation Counter Reformation
982 wordsIn 1521, he was summoned again, this time by Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor. Luther went to the meeting known as a Diet in Worms, Germany. In his defense he said, Unless I am convinced by Scriptures and plain reason I do not accept the authority of Popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other. My conscience is captive to the word of God, I can not and I will not recant anything, for to go against my conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand. I can do no other: God help m...
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