John Hus Beliefs

The Crusades were the first tactical mission by Western Christianity in order to recapture the Muslim conquered Holy Lands. Several people have been accredited with the launch of the crusades including Peter the Hermit however it is now understood that this responsibility rested primarily with Pope Urban II . The main goal of the Crusades was the results of an appeal from Alexius II, who had pleaded for Western Volunteers help with the prevention of any further invasions. The Pope’s actions are viewed as him answering the pleas of help of another in need, fulfilling his Christian right. However, from reading the documents it is apparent that Pope Urban had ulterior motives for encouraging engagement in the war against the Turks. The

According to Dana C. Munro, the first crusades began under the papacy of Pope Urban II. From whom delivered a speech in 1096 at the Council of Clermont that led thousands to take up the cross. It is from that moment on the Popes always felt the crusades were their task and under their inspiration believing that the crusades were God’s work and they were His agents. Let us consider the words of Pope Urban II according to Fulk of Chartres, “I speak to those who are present, I shall proclaim it to the absent, but it is Christ who commands. Moreover, if those who set to thither lose their lives on the journey, by land or sea, or in fighting against the heathen, their sins shall be remitted in that hour; this I grant through the power of God vested in me. ”

In Pope Urban II’s speech he said “On this account I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ's heralds to publish this everywhere and to persuade all people of whatever rank, foot-soldiers and knights, poor and rich, to carry aid promptly to those Christians and to destroy that vile {disgusting} race from the lands of our friends... Moreover, Christ commands it.” By saying this he commanded that all Christians should take part in the battle to regain the holy land. Many of these people listened to Pope Urban II’s command to fight for the Holy Land and were influenced to take part in the Crusade based on religious devotion. However, as the Crusaders began to fight for the Holy Land, they learned that fighting for the regain of the Holy Land also had many benefits. These benefits included “great silver {lamps} weighing forty-four Syri- an pounds, as well as a hundred and fifty smaller silver {candelabras} and more than twenty gold ones, and a great deal more booty.” People not only fought in the Crusades for their religion but to acquire other rewards as well. This illustrates that the Crusades had not only began due to religious devotion but of economic and political gain

This, the Speech of Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont as recounted by the Fulcher of Chartres, had captured the call for the first crusade. The goal of bringing peace in Christendom is clearly aimed by setting a warpath towards Jerusalem to unite Christians once again to the holy land. The power in reassuring the future crusaders of absolution of all sins and promised entry into heaven is unmatched during the start of the Crusades.

John as we know today was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He was also the brother of James, who was also an apostle. John was the son of Zeebee and of Salome. His father was a fisherman while living in Bethsaida in Galilee on the border of the lake Gennesareth. John's mother was one of many women who gave to the maintenance of Jesus Christ. John's parents were very good people, they loved God and his son. It is said that john and his brother James were fishing when Jesus came and chose them. They were soon known as the fishers of men. The John of whom I am talking about is John the Evangelist.

His thoughts were that the Bible should be the only rule of faith because money and political power were destroying the church. One great act Wycliffe did for the Christians in England was to translate the Latin Bible into English. This act enabled the Christians to then be able to read the Bible. The continuation of Wycliffe 's beliefs was upheld by John Huss, who was trained in the priesthood. Huss became the dean and eventually the institution head of the University of Prague, in the capital of Bohemia. The people of Bohemia did not agree with the Roman church; therefore, when Huss preached most of the Bohemians agreed with his views. Due to pressure from the king of Naples and Huss 's discontinued belief in indulgences, Huss was excommunicated, jailed, and eventually burned at the stake. After the loss of Huss, the next major change in the timeline was the Renaissance. The Renaissance, which is the revival of learning, was during the 1300s. The Renaissance 's move to Europe is when the learning became more about the characteristics of religion. The focus on learning helped leaders to look at the background of the church. The leaders learned that the simplicity of faith in the past had been riddled with traditions that did

John Winthrop’s ideological values of personal sacrifice, hard work, and brotherhood were not only a necessity for basic survival, but also for success and salvation. The importance of the individual was overlooked, as “the care of the public must oversway all private respects, by which, not only conscience, but mere civil policy, doth bind us.”(Winthrop) The concept of public over individual emphasized the mutual partnership and consent of the people, which was essential to a civil lifestyle and government. The Puritans presumed that they would attain salvation by bearing one another’s burdens and thinking of the community before themselves. As one people, they must “labor and suffer together, always having before our eyes our commission

In the first crusade the byzantine emperor was afraid of the Turks, Alexius I asked the roman church for help. he thought that eastern and western Christians should join forces and make the Turks moves from Anatolia and Palestine. This movement would be called a holy war or crusade. The pope whose name was Urban II, agreed to this plan for two reasons, the first reason was because he thought that combining the east and the west war against the Turks would reunite the eastern and western churches. The second reason was because he wanted to free Palestine and Jerusalem from Muslim rule

John Wesley, son of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, was born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, on June 17, 1703. On February 9, 1709, a fire broke out in the Wesley household in the middle of the night. John, only five years old, was left sound asleep in his bed. Fortunately, a stranger was able to help John escape just before the building collapsed. This monumental moment led Susanna Wesley to begin a “strict reform.” She wrote in one of her personal meditations, “I do intend to be more particularly careful of the soul of this child, that Thou hast so mercifully Provided for, than ever I have been, that I may do my endeavour to instill into his mind the principles of Thy true religion and virtue. Lord, give me grace to do it sincerely

The age leading up to the first crusade is detailed by many current historians, as well as Pope Urban II, as a time period where inhabitants "rage[d] against [their own] brothers and cut each other [to] pieces" (Peters, Baldric of Dol, 31) for economic and social advancement. In spite of these references, many people today believe that the Pope instigated the crusades for the sole reason of reclaiming Jerusalem. However, other motivations such as supplementary religious factors and the chance for economic, social, and political gain also played major roles. These motivations were not experienced supremely by the Pope; in fact he needed to instill these inspirations in all Christians to evoke their will to fight. The holy land had long

The first crusade started in autumn of 1095. Pope Urban II initiated the first crusade by calling upon his Christians to reclaim the city of Jerusalem. The Crusade was also meant to seek revenge on the followers of Islam. The followers were accused of committing crimes against “Christendom”. Pope Urbans crusade was made possible by the work of St. Augustine on Christian Violence in the past. Many Christians joined the crusade because the Pope promised rewards for the afterlife. After the fourth century, Christianity underwent a transformation when it fused with the Roman state for which warfare was essential. St. Augustine and Pope Urban enabled violence to be an option for Christians and it can be described in this quote, “For the first time in Christian history, violence was defined as a religious act, a source of grace.” After the Pope’s Christian tour, many Christians were ready to destroy everything that stood in their way.

Bill Johnson is the pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, California. Johnson grew up in a good Christian home with many generations of pastors before him. However, as a child, he never desired to be a pastor. Close to his high school graduation, the Holy Spirit began to move powerfully in his church community. After seeing the move of the Holy Spirit, he decided it was time to truly say yes to God.

Late in the year of 1095 Pope Urban announced on Tuesday, November 27 that he would hold a public session to make a great announcement. This was the beginning of what was to be the First Crusade . After having painted a real grim or somber picture the Pope made his appeal. He thought that western Christendom should march to the rescue of the East. Rich and poor alike should go and they should leave off slaying each other and instead fight a great war. Supposedly they thought it was God will and that God would lead them and Take care of them. During his speech Cries of "Dues le wolt! -- "God wills it!" - Interrupted his speech. Just after the Pope ended his speech the bishop of Le Puy fell to his knees and asked permission to join the "Holy Expedition." Hundreds crowded up to later follow his example.

Jonathan Edwards was both a philosopher and a preacher who played a part in the First Great Awakening in America. His philosophy consisted of ideas that in which God is all mighty and powerful and that we are given a goal/purpose in life which is something that is seen in Nature to which all of this coincides with God's intentions. One of the things Edwards expresses interest was epistemology which was the theory of knowledge and as such he tried to use scientific method of observation to coincide with his religious belief. Even though Edwards never used science to back the existence of God he did use scientific observation in looking at nature and he does this by "carefully observed and made meticulous notes on the life cycles and activities

Religion was one of the main reasons for the start of the First Crusade. Islam was growing and by the time of the late 11th century Islam occupied the areas of the Holy Land which were the foundations of Christian belief. Pope Urban 2nd made his speech November 1095 urging a military expedition to aid the Christians in the east. The Pope hoped that it would unify quarrelling in Europe and unite Europe through Christianity. The response that the Pope received was enormous. In the opinion of Jean Richard, who states that it was ‘problematic’ as it ‘set off shock waves that put