Religion During The Late Century

“They are utterly silent in respect to a law which robs religion of its chief significance, and makes it utterly worthless to a world lying in wickedness.” Was the way people thought about religion in 1800s. Although religion is one of the most common topics it has changed during time but some actions have not.It has been difficult for people to gain respect on their own beliefs. However, not everything today has changed, people are still considering others people's beliefs are lower than theirs. Religion from the present time compared to the 1800s has changed drastically.

Pluralism attracted the most negative attention to the Church of the 1400-1500s because when Church-appointed officials did not show up to their benefices, leading to the lack of responsibilty of the Church officials. Immorality was mostly neglect of the rule of celibacy, however immorality was not entirely sexual transgressions, there was also clerical drunkenness, gambling, and indulgence in fancy dress. Ignorance was the lack of education, as many priests were barely able to read or write. Finally, in regard to pluralism or absenteeism, many clerics had benefices, but rarely ever visited them, let alone performed the religious duties the offices entailed, this led to the attracton of the most negative attention.

During the 1500s, the citizens of England were overcome with multiple transitions of religion due to their monarch. The first notable instance of religious alteration was when Henry the VIII took the throne. During his reign, he ruled the Act of Supremacy, which separated England from the Catholic Church, and so Henry VIII established the Church of England, of which he was the leader of. This individual action indirectly prompted many other spiritual changes that would take place in England during the years to come, led by his successors. Even if his ruling may have ultimately been positive, it is utterly clear that at the time, Henry VIII's reformation was motivated purely by his selfish desires for a male heir. This was very dissimilar to Martin Luther's reformation, which was led by Luther's faith and loyalty to god. Though the two men both transformed the perception of religion in Europe drastically, the advancements were made for vastly different reasons. (#8)

In fact, the Catholic Church was more of a ruler than a spiritual guider during this time . For the reason a lot of people during this time looked for approval from the church. The people in England at that time desired to be assure they would be going to Heaven instead of Hell. This caused for the Catholic Church to gain a great immense of power . For many of the church followers did anything the church requested from them.

Religious conflict in england, King Henry the VIII broke with the roman catholic church in the 1530’s, created the English protestant reformation.

Calvinism swept into England in the 1530s when Henry VII was breaking ties with the Roman Catholic Church and making himself the head of the Church of England.

It is possible to perceive that England was torn apart by religious revolution as a consequence of the public risings in the response to the changes. After their introduction, the country suffered

The religious reformation took place in king Henry's reign. He took away the roman Catholicism from England, and replaced it with the

   Respect for religion and government is an important part of any country, but what happens to a country when these values begin to change?  England was beginning to go through this change in 1603 when Othello was written by William Shakespeare.  Comparing the religious themes and heroes of Othello to the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight which was written during the Middle English era, will demonstrate just how far England had come.  Both heroes are clearly religious, but Gawain maintains his faith until the end, while Othello falls into the snare of temptation.  The spiritual hero of Middle English is quite different from the tragic hero of the Machiavellian era.

The fifteenth century, a time of many transitions. During this period, curiosities led to discoveries, tensions rose between countries, and the Catholic church was on the brink of serious change. Within the countries, there were many anxious people, anxious to leave and find new lives. Some wanted to be free from religious persecution, economic inequality, and poverty. However, there were other people who saw immigrating as a chance to come to something new rather than to leave something old behind. “God, Gold, and Glory,” enticed the newcomers.

Before the Reformation, England was a Roman Catholic society that was led by the Pope in Rome. Religious life followed a very traditional and structured way of life and was very much ‘deeply embedded in the

Religion experienced a lot of progress and transformation throughout the Middle Ages. Christianity held consistent popularity and other religions such as Islam were on the rise in participation. After the fall of Rome, there was no unified state or government in Europe and the Catholic Church used that opportunity to become a large powerhouse. The Roman Empire had effectively split into three different worlds: Muslim, Byzantine, and western European. Various Kings, Queens, and other leaders looked to the Catholic church for power and protection in exchange for alliances. Meanwhile, the Islamic religion was growing in wealth, power, and people. With the prophet Muhammad’s death in 632, Muslim groups took under large parts of land and united them under a single caliph. The Byzantines were still operating from Constantinople, just under a smaller rule and rural life assumed greater importance in the backbone of their society. Religion was largely involved in the Middle Ages’ art and architecture. Massive Cathedrals were built and even books were a work of art before the invention of the printing press. In addition, their economy was directly affected by religious activity such as missions and conquests. Overall, the general trends marking the progress religion in the Middle Ages are inclusion of everyone, a building of a community, and the opportunity of becoming equals with other practitioners.

Religion was very dominant throughout the early history in England, especially during the 16th and 17th centuries. This started to change during the late 17th century, when people started focusing more on human reason rather than religion. One of the reasons that people started losing their faith in the church is because of how the bishops were picked, and how the church itself was generally deteriorating; they weren't changing at all

1. INTRODUCTION The English Reformation of the sixteenth century is known for its break with the Roman Catholic Church. During this time, religion was the common thread that held all aspects of life together. When the Crown separated itself from the Roman Catholic Church, England went through a period of reconstruction or better yet, reform.

The political leaders during classical period used the religious and cultural beliefs within their cities to reinforce and amplify the civilization in order to keep an unified and organized society. The introduction of Christianity to the Romans brought about the connections of the people and the joining of their cities. Christianity gave the Romans a set way to organize themself and have a common belief. In complementary, the city of Athens believed in their mythological gods who coordinated their everyday lives. With relations, Menius used the idea of Confucianism to connect his followers to one another in attempts to create welfare. The use of various religions to strengthen the roles of a government has been instituted since the beginning