the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century
sixteenth century
sixteenth century shook the very foundation of Europe’s
shook the very foundation of Europe’s
shook the very foundation of Europe’s cultural identity the Reformation was a
cultural identity the Reformation was a
cultural identity the Reformation was a revolution of religion in Western Europe
revolution of religion in Western Europe
revolution of religion in Western Europe essentially it was the result of
essentially it was the result of
essentially it was the result of centuries worth of political and social
centuries worth of political and social
centuries worth of political and social grievances against the Christian Church
grievances against the Christian Church
grievances against the Christian Church as it existed Christianity which began
as it existed Christianity which began
as it existed Christianity which began as a fledgling religion in the first
as a fledgling religion in the first
as a fledgling religion in the first century had grown by the 13th century
century had grown by the 13th century
century had grown by the 13th century into an institution powerful enough to
into an institution powerful enough to
into an institution powerful enough to rival state governments for instance the
rival state governments for instance the
rival state governments for instance the Pope then the leader of the Christian
Pope then the leader of the Christian
Pope then the leader of the Christian Church had greater political and
Church had greater political and
Church had greater political and military influence than some emperors
military influence than some emperors
military influence than some emperors and kings this tension was exacerbated
and kings this tension was exacerbated
and kings this tension was exacerbated by the transformative social and
by the transformative social and
by the transformative social and intellectual period known as the
intellectual period known as the
intellectual period known as the Renaissance in particular this period
Renaissance in particular this period
Renaissance in particular this period involved the rise of humanism a
involved the rise of humanism a
involved the rise of humanism a philosophy that shifted man’s faith from
philosophy that shifted man’s faith from
philosophy that shifted man’s faith from being determined by religious doctrine
being determined by religious doctrine
being determined by religious doctrine to being determined by man himself
to being determined by man himself
to being determined by man himself additionally some within the church
additionally some within the church
additionally some within the church believed it had become increasingly
believed it had become increasingly
believed it had become increasingly corrupt priests like John Wycliffe of
corrupt priests like John Wycliffe of
corrupt priests like John Wycliffe of England and yon HUS of Bohemia
England and yon HUS of Bohemia
England and yon HUS of Bohemia challenged the church’s teachings which
challenged the church’s teachings which
challenged the church’s teachings which they believed had strayed away from the
they believed had strayed away from the
they believed had strayed away from the Bible however one of the most well known
Bible however one of the most well known
Bible however one of the most well known advocates for a reformed Christian
advocates for a reformed Christian
advocates for a reformed Christian church was a German priest named Martin
church was a German priest named Martin
church was a German priest named Martin Luther Martin Luther began to question
Luther Martin Luther began to question
Luther Martin Luther began to question the church in the early 1500s he
the church in the early 1500s he
the church in the early 1500s he believed it was abusing its power and
believed it was abusing its power and
believed it was abusing its power and disagreed with some of its practices for
disagreed with some of its practices for
disagreed with some of its practices for instance he challenged the church’s
instance he challenged the church’s
instance he challenged the church’s doctrine that stated the Pope not the
doctrine that stated the Pope not the
doctrine that stated the Pope not the Bible was the ultimate spiritual
Bible was the ultimate spiritual
Bible was the ultimate spiritual authority plus he criticized the church
authority plus he criticized the church
authority plus he criticized the church for selling indulgences the practice of
for selling indulgences the practice of
for selling indulgences the practice of purchasing forgiveness for one sins by
purchasing forgiveness for one sins by
purchasing forgiveness for one sins by giving money to the church Luther
giving money to the church Luther
giving money to the church Luther believed the church needed to revise its
believed the church needed to revise its
believed the church needed to revise its doctrine by returning to the Bible’s
doctrine by returning to the Bible’s
doctrine by returning to the Bible’s teachings and by saying that salvation
teachings and by saying that salvation
teachings and by saying that salvation could be granted by faith in Christ
could be granted by faith in Christ
could be granted by faith in Christ alone
alone
alone so on October 31st 1517 Luther took a
so on October 31st 1517 Luther took a
so on October 31st 1517 Luther took a stand and what’s considered the birth of
stand and what’s considered the birth of
stand and what’s considered the birth of the Protestant Reformation Luther is
the Protestant Reformation Luther is
the Protestant Reformation Luther is said to have nailed 95 theses or
said to have nailed 95 theses or
said to have nailed 95 theses or arguments against the church on to the
arguments against the church on to the
arguments against the church on to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg
door of Castle Church in Wittenberg
door of Castle Church in Wittenberg Germany Luther was later put on trial in
Germany Luther was later put on trial in
Germany Luther was later put on trial in front of church officials to defend his
front of church officials to defend his
front of church officials to defend his theses but in January 1521 the church
theses but in January 1521 the church
theses but in January 1521 the church declared Luther a heretic and
declared Luther a heretic and
declared Luther a heretic and excommunicated him while Luther’s
excommunicated him while Luther’s
excommunicated him while Luther’s membership with the church ended the
membership with the church ended the
membership with the church ended the Reformation he argued for started to
Reformation he argued for started to
Reformation he argued for started to gain momentum
gain momentum
gain momentum unlike Luther’s predecessors who
unlike Luther’s predecessors who
unlike Luther’s predecessors who challenged the church Luther had one
challenged the church Luther had one
challenged the church Luther had one tool at his disposal that they didn’t
tool at his disposal that they didn’t
tool at his disposal that they didn’t have the printing press this new
have the printing press this new
have the printing press this new invention allowed his arguments to be
invention allowed his arguments to be
invention allowed his arguments to be copied and spread across Europe this
copied and spread across Europe this
copied and spread across Europe this unprecedented access to ideas such as
unprecedented access to ideas such as
unprecedented access to ideas such as Luther’s inspired many others to
Luther’s inspired many others to
Luther’s inspired many others to challenge the church there by splitting
challenge the church there by splitting
challenge the church there by splitting Christianity into two major
Christianity into two major
Christianity into two major denominations Catholic and Protestant
denominations Catholic and Protestant
denominations Catholic and Protestant from the word protest also the Bible
from the word protest also the Bible
from the word protest also the Bible became more accessible Luther and other
became more accessible Luther and other
became more accessible Luther and other reformists translated biblical text from
reformists translated biblical text from
reformists translated biblical text from Latin which was only known by nobility
Latin which was only known by nobility
Latin which was only known by nobility and church officials to German English
and church officials to German English
and church officials to German English and French
and French
and French languages spoken by the general public
languages spoken by the general public
languages spoken by the general public while the Protestant Reformation
while the Protestant Reformation
while the Protestant Reformation revolutionised the Christian faith it
revolutionised the Christian faith it
revolutionised the Christian faith it had ramifications that extended beyond
had ramifications that extended beyond
had ramifications that extended beyond religion prior to the Reformation many
religion prior to the Reformation many
religion prior to the Reformation many Europeans were dependent on an educated
Europeans were dependent on an educated
Europeans were dependent on an educated upper class but perhaps the most
upper class but perhaps the most
upper class but perhaps the most resounding impact of the Reformation was
resounding impact of the Reformation was
resounding impact of the Reformation was that the common people were empowered to
that the common people were empowered to
that the common people were empowered to question religion and other aspects of
question religion and other aspects of
question religion and other aspects of life
life
life the Reformation along with technological
the Reformation along with technological
the Reformation along with technological innovations and the introduction of
innovations and the introduction of
innovations and the introduction of other new ideas gave many in Europe’s
other new ideas gave many in Europe’s
other new ideas gave many in Europe’s general public the freedom and power to
general public the freedom and power to
general public the freedom and power to decide their own fate
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