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Reformation History
The history of The Reformation started when Western European Catholics opposed what they believed to be false doctrines and ecclesiastic malpractice within the Catholic Church. The movement’s famous leaders include Martin Luther and John Calvin.
1,691 Questions
Where did the cross originally come from?
The practice of crucifixion was taken by the Romans from Carthage.
Who was responsible for starting the Protestant Revolt in Europe?
The Protestant Revolt in Europe was initiated by Martin Luther. It started in 1517, when Luther published The Ninety-Five Theses.
Did Martin Luther fight for simony?
No. Simony is a form of ecclesiastic corruption, involving the sale of Church privileges. Martin Luther fought against simony.
Why did Germany quickly support Martin Luther?
There was no such thing as Germany when Martin Luther lived, and this is critical to understand. There were over 100 separate and independent German statelets. The power and political influence of the papacy over each of these various German statelets was quite high. In order to weaken the power of the papacy, a number of German statelets seized upon the religious separatism of Martin Luther as an excuse to pursue political separation from the papacy. Most of the German statelets in the north supported Martin Luther under this guise. Most of the German statelets in the south preferred to stay in league with the Catholic Church than forsake it for Luther's heresies.
Why were the reforms of 287 BC important?
Ok the resson why the reforms of 287 BC was important is because it changed ways. And land was shared and people would grow the land and make thinks look as good as possible.
The reformers built a strong foundation to realize their ideals. and if you teacher is not please with that answer then she needs to realize that it was a "class discussion".
Can you Name three things that helped the movement begun by Luther to spread across Europe?
he openly organized a new christian denomination known as Lutheranism, wrote and baptism, mass, and new hymns, and looked to German princes and rulers to support his church
Who are the 'Disciples of Calvin'?
Disciples of Calvin - variously known as Huguenots, Presbyterians, Puritans or Calvinists - agitate for their own kind of reform in the Roman Catholic kingdoms of France and Scotland, in Anglican England and in the Spanish Netherlands. In doctrine they follow the Swiss reform of Zwingli, as opposed to that of Luther. But Calvin adds one harshly rigorous element - the concept of predestination, with roots in St Paul and St Augustine. This argues that since everything is in God's hands, he must have selected in advance those who shall be saved. Thus any community includes some who are God's elect, destined for heaven, and others whose certain fate is damnation. One other distinct element in Calvinism is an insistence that church and state must be separate. The pastors control much of Genevan life, but they are not (and must never be) the civil magistrates. This distinction gives Calvinist sects a greater independence than either Lutherans or Anglicans, both of whom operate in a close relationship with lay rulers. Scottish Calvinists establish a church in defiance of Scotland's monarch, while the Pilgrim Fathers cross the Atlantic to found their own Calvinist community. The Genevan ideals of morality, thrift and hard work make such communities well adapted to prosper, even if tending to self-righteousness and intolerance.
How did Counter-Reformation affect the Americas?
The North American continent was discovered in 1492. Martin Luther with his 95 Theses occurred in 1517 in Germany. The beginning of the settlement of the Americas didn't occur for another 100 years, about 1620. The Counter-Reformation was the Roman Catholic Church's response to the changes brought about by the Reformation. So any effect on people occurred long before settlers came to America.
Which documents did martin Luther post on the front doors of castle church in defiance of Rome?
the 95 Theses
The selling of indulgences was a primary cause of Enlightment?
no it wasn't the primary cause for the Enlightment
What are the years of the renaissance?
The Renaissance (means rebirth) lasted from around 1400 - 1700AD.
What were Cardinal Richelieu's beliefs?
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Catholic AnswerCardinal Richelieu was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church, his beliefs were Christian.To reform something is to give it a different shape, form or purpose. People who want the reform tend to tack on "to make things better". It is more correct to say reform makes thing different but not necessarily better.
A case can be made for this. However, what was more important was that Luther lived under a prince, Frederick the Wise, who was determined to obtain for him a fair hearing, and the political turmoil provoked by the statecraft of the Papacy.
A century before Luther, Jan Hus had preached reform. The spiritual and temporal authorities moved as one against him. Hus was condemned at the Council of Constance in 1815, burned at the stake and his ashes thrown into the Rhine.
At the time of Luther, the Papacy and the Empire were at odds. The sitting Pope in 1517 was Leo X, from the de Medici family of Florence. He was also the head of a temporal state and intensely involved in Italian power politics. In terms of trade, Italy was the center of Europe, a leader in banking and where double-entry bookkeeping had been invented. Some monk having a snit over indulgences in a jerkwater town on the other side of the Alps would barely have shown up on Leo's radar. He had bishops to deal with noise like that.
In 1519, Maximilian, the Holy Roman Emperor, died. As both Leo and Francis I of France were completely surrounded by Habsburg possessions, they feared the accession of Charles as emperor. They schemed to block Charles' election to the throne for a time, giving Frederick, who was himself an Elector, increased influence that he used to provide protection to Luther.
Leo did not excommunicate Luther until 1521, at which time the Pope ordered the Emperor to move against Luther. But Luther was too strong for Charles to use ordinary civil means on Luther. Luther had the protection of Frederick and the support of other German princes. It is here that the effect of publishing was most pronounced. Luther had written To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation in 1520, and through the speed of distribution allowed by the printing press gained a following in central Germany. Along with this, the nobility and gentry were reading Bibles printed in the vernacular, available at one-tenth the cost of a transcribed document, and forming their own conclusions about their faith. Whereas Hus' followers were not strong enough to start a rebellion until after his execution, in one year Luther had circulated his ideas to a receptive audience that could nullify the Imperial will.
Charles found it necessary to summon the Imperial Diet at Worms in 1521, in reality to conduct a trial of Luther. Effectively, Charles was in need of support from the princes who were his retainers-in-chief and who would have to enforce an Imperial edict. Frederick was able to extract from Charles a guarantee of safe passage for Luther to and from the Diet. Frederick made good on this, going so far as to stage an abduction of Luther on the way back from Worms before the Emperor could revoke his promises.
As was foreordained, the Edict of Worms found Luther a heretic and placed him under the ban of the Empire, forbidding loyal subjects from giving Luther food or shelter and allowing anyone to kill him without legal consequence. However, the German princes and nobles were no longer loyal subjects, and the Edict could not be enforced in central Germany.
Charles was to be fully occupied by wars with France, the Ottomans and the Pope. With Charles busy and his subordinate princes actively opposed to the policy, there was no leadership in the Empire to move against Luther for the next decade. In 1531, the Reformation moved to a new phase when Philip of Hesse and Frederick's grandson formed the Schmalkaldic League, a defensive alliance for mutual protection among Protestant princes against Charles. The issue of religious obedience had become a question that could not be resolved by ordinary means, and wars of religion would consume Europe for over a century.
What might Christians want do while on pilgrimage?
Christians pray forforgiveness they might have had a bad start in life because they may not have followed Gods 10 commandments but now they want to change so they ask God for furtiveness of their past.
To learn more about God, people might not know about God and want to learn more. One way to do this is to go on a pilgrimage because there is so much going on that you cant go away having not learned anything.
To show their love for God. People might want to thank God for something, maybe he has done a miracle in their family or has helped them through a hard time or maybe they just want to show him how much they appreciate him always being there for them.
Some might be sick or ill and want help getting better, they might have got an illness that is incurable and want to ask God to help but people might also just want help through hard times.
A pilgrimage is a great place to go if you want any of these things, so if ever you get the chance then you should take it.
A good pilgrimage to go to is Lourdes which was when a girl called Bernadette saw visions of Mary.
You also do not have to be catholic to go on pilgrimages as some people think. you can be whatever religion you like!!!!!
P.S -
Two Protestant reformers that were very active in Switzerland during the 1520s and 1530s?
Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin
What 19th century beliefs are there?
19th century.. Victorians believed in the supernatural
things like witches and ghosts.
