Religion In The Elizabethan Era

During the period between 1538 and 1546, there was a lot of religious dispute between Catholics and Protestants. The Catholics wanted to retain their traditional practices and beliefs, whereas the Protestants believed in sola scriptura; that the Bible and other holy texts had supreme authority.

American Protestants had fought to hard, and with great struggles to go back to the way the religion of the past. From Jeremiah Moore Baptist preaching style, to the circuit riders and all their travels, trying to spread the new word, would mean they would have to go back to the Catholic ways.

The reason that the Church of England was different from other Protestants sects during the reformation was because they were started in two different ways. The church of England was started in the 1500’s by Henry the VII and the Protestants began during the 1500’s by Martin Luther.

The term Protestant is developed in 1529 at a meeting called by Charles V. However, the origins of Protestants is found in the example of Martin Luther. Protestants originate from people that follow the word of God. Although, Protestants vary, they still derive from the movement of the reformation and its teaching. Protestants developed in Europe and come to America seeking to express their religious practices.

By the 1530’s Protestantism grew through the work of Thomas Cranmer who was the archbishop of Canterbury. There were many religious changes when King Henry viii passed away in 1547.this gave way for radical modifications in relation to Christianity and the way in which it was

When the Elizabethan Church Settlement was created Elizabeth attempted to return religious policy to the way it had been at the end of Henry VIII’s reign; there is also an indication the settlement was driven by a need for political expediency. Elizabeth herself is seen by historians such as C Haigh as a sincere and committed protestant due to her upbringing; however, she recognised that a large population of England was still Catholic

Since that religion played an essential role during the 1600’s, a majority of the colonies adopted some form of it. Different colonies had

The Church of England or Angelacinism differed from other protestant branches such as Lutheranism. There are many different reasons that show how the two protestant branches are different. Some differences presented are the reasons of new branches and who started them.

One could suggest that one of the main reasons why Church was such

change in this strict society of Catholicism and they were quite significant in planting the roots of

The rulers of the 16th century were allowed to choose their country’s religion. Some lands became Catholic while others became a form of Protestantism, like Lutheranism. Whether Catholic or Protestant, the leaders forced their subjects to convert or be branded as heretics thereby facing death or banishment.

Before the Reformation, medieval Christians all worshipped under the same universal idea of Christendom. The catholic faith had existed for centuries (since 325 C.E. Constantinople, Council of Nicaea) without opposition to it legitimacy, but at the turn of 1500s new ideas on Christian belief erupted all over Europe causing a split between the Church. Christianity prior to the reformation was a part of the worshippers’ everyday life. Their home, work, and social lives were oriented around the Church, yet many 16th century Christians before the Reformation did not fully understand why. Most 16th century Christians were not educated enough to understand the mandatory sermons and mass services that were preached in the medieval church

Religion was far more important in almost every area of medieval life than it is in most modern societies. The vast majority of people in Europe followed the Christian religion under the authority of the Roman Catholic Church. The church in that era had great wealth, political power and influence over community life, art, architecture and education. With such influence over the beliefs of the people, the church also wielded tremendous political power. The other two religions were Judaism, and Islam.

Religion has always had a special role in history, shaping culture, language, wars, and even geographic borders. Polytheistic worship shaped the ancient West--Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, and Rome--and Christianity took over in the European Middle Ages, but the change was more of an evolution than a revolution.

(SIP-A) The priest was part of the church that helped justify rulers and made the feudal system make logical sense.