The Rise Of Christianity : Once Cesered, Then Censors

Many social changes emerged following the Protestant Reformation. The printing press and mass production of books were a major source of growth and success to the Reformation (Document 3). Because of the printing press, Martin Luther’s message was simply spread throughout Europe. Now that people could access the Bible on their own, the Europeans were able to study Scripture without a

If it weren’t for the printing press, people wouldn't have heard about the thought provoking accusations that Luther was making. Secondly, the printing press also printed the Gutenberg Bible. This encouraged people to learn how to read, and when they did, they started reading the Bible, the thing their lives were based upon. However, when people read the Bible, they started to question what they had believed for so long, thus starting the Protestant Reformation. According to document B, Germany at the time (between 1518 and 1525) was making about a million books a year , and a third of them were by Luther. This means that it was much easier for Luther to share his ideas, compared to when Paul was trying to spread Catholicism. Because of the printing press, the Protestant Reformation was able to spread much further and much

The protestant reformation was a significant turning point during the 16th century that completely revolutionized the Roman Catholic Church. The “reformation” was launched in 1517 when a German monk by the name of Martin Luther posted his “95 Theses” on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg. The main ideas of this publication was that selling and buying indulgences was wrong and that the pope has no power over purgatory. These 95 revolutionary opinions formed the basis for the protestant reformation which revolutionized western civilization over the next three centuries. Although most people believe these reforms only affected religion, the reformation also impacted political life. Politics played an enormous role in the reformation due to the fact that political rulers wanted to extend their power and control using the church. Throughout the course of the protestant reformation, political authorities such as Emperor Charles V and Henry

The Printing press was a big part of why the protestant reformation happened by helping Martin Luther spread his saying faster. In document II the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press it made is easier to spread the words of people this made it harder for the Catholic religion to spread the religion because it would spread information quicker and the Catholic Church couldn't do anything even if they tried and people started believing what the Printing press would say and started disbelieving in the church.

To recap, the printing press was a phenomenal and a unique apparatus. It was constructed by a goldsmith named Johannes Gutenberg. The printing press made the lives of everyone simple, it was used for printing things. It was a big advancement during this time period. It was auspicious and many famous people used it such as Martin Luther. Martin Luther used it because he was disappointed with his church because they were selling indulgences. The printing press made it possible for Luther to copy 95 theses and nail them in the front door. The 95 these were known all through out, this would be impossible without the printing press to make the 95 Theses known “throughout Germany in two weeks and throughout Europe in a month.”. Although one of the consequences of the printing press was exploration, reformation was the most important because the printing press made people more literate and created new believes. They had a better understanding of the Bible and were able to tell if the pope was lying to them or not. This is why the most important consequence of the printing press was

The printing press was a very useful creation that helped influence many parts of history. In early European history there were two sides to the advancement of the printing press known as The Reformation and The Exploration. With the Reformation comes three documents: A, B, and C which outline the importance of spreading Protestant religion through the printing press. The Exploration comes with two documents: D and E which implements the printing press by documenting Christopher Columbus’ discoveries. When it comes to debating which side was the most important consequence of the printing press, many have differing views.

In the 1450’s books were only accessible for rich people, as their scarcity and the complicity of creating, making most of the people illiterate. Thanks to the facility the printing press brought for books, they became more accessible and people started to learn how to read and write, to later on read the Bible and realise the Catholic Church was not pure at all. And to support this statement document C that tells us that people started to unfollow the church and streets follow Martin Luther in the new religion of reformation. Clearly showing that for the 1560 Europe was divided, and instead of being mostly catholic they passed to be half Protestant. And because of the points said above, and the evidence of the documents the printing press had more important effects in reformation era, instead of

After the Reformation, a significant amount of social changes came to light. Nevertheless, this time in history, as shown in Document 3, wouldn’t have reached the success that it did without the printing press. This was a machine that Johannes Gutenberg invented in order to spread information quickly and accurately. Martin Luther’s message was able to be easily spread throughout Europe now. And, with people having the ability to access the Bible on their own, not only was the population of Europe able to study Scripture without a priest, but also, the literacy rate in Europe dramatically increased.

During the Medieval period, avid church goers and clergymen had many fears regarding heresy, one of which was the spread of doubt within the faith. In a time when only churchmen could read and write, it was their teachings of the

In (Document C) it presents a map of the religion in Europe in 1560 and shows that Catholic was the dominant religion. Since the exploration of the printing press, people were able to read the Bible for themselves and interpret it the way they wanted to. Martin Luther was a Catholic priest of the time and was not satisfied with the church. In (Document B) it informs that “On October 31, 1517 he posted 95 Theses’ or criticism’ on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg Germany. One of his goals was to stir up debate about indulgences.” Thanks to the printing press the 95 Theses were spread Germany and Europe. “Luther’s protest triggered a movement called the Protestant Reformation and led to the Lutheran religion.”(Document

13. ‘01 Discuss the political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation in the first half of the sixteenth century.

Conversion of Emperor Constantine to Christianity played an important part in establishing Christianity as a state religion of Roman Empire. However, even prior to Constantine’s rise to power, Christianity was already a well-organized and unified force, which sustained regardless of the opposition and lack of support from the state (Paulgaard, 2007).

In twelfth century Sicily, an illustrated manuscript of the Byzantine Synopsis of Histories was produced. Within this copy of John Skylitzes’ depiction of events (811-1157) are 500 plus miniatures. One is the massacre of Paulician heretics in 843/844 (figure 1). Although this depiction is not wholly historically accurate, it does exemplify the Christian stance on heresy in the Middle Ages. Harsh treatment was occasionally necessary, to those who promoted Lucifer’s teachings. Hereby heresy was seen as a major threat to Christ’s Church and His people. Nevertheless, as will be shown, whatever means were put into practice by the Church failed since beliefs held at the beginning of the Middle Ages were still evident in the fifteenth century. Regarding

Heresy: A History of Defending the Truth written by Alister E. McGrath discusses the issue of heresy within the context of church history by dividing the book into three sections of equally important overviews. The first section reviews the definition of heresy by stating heresy as "form of Christian belief that, more by accident than design, ultimately ends up subverting, destabilizing, or even destroying the core of Christian faith” (12). Rather than seeing heresy as originating from those who are unbelievers, it is contrastingly begun by those who claim to be Christians in the church and develop misrepresentative and misleading ideas or concepts regarding important Christian principles by no intention of their own, causing other Christians in the church to be led away from significant and core biblical truths. “For many, heresy is now seen as a theological victim, a set of noble ideas that have been brutally crushed and improperly suppressed by dominant orthodoxies and then presented as if they were devious, dishonest, or diabolical” (6). McGrath understands that in today’s western culture, heresy may be considered to be of interest and valued, maybe even accepted in some circles due to a “shift in the cultural mood” (1). McGrath states, “Today, people eagerly vaunt themselves as heretics, hoping that they will thereby prove interesting: for what does a heretic mean today but an original mind, a man who thinks for himself and spurns creeds and dogmas?” (2). Concerning,

With the help of the printing press, Martin Luther was able to get his ideas out more quickly. “Much of central Europe and Scandinavia had broken with the Catholic church I a movement that came to be known as the protestant reformation” (McKay et al., 2015, pg. 439). Critics of the church had focused their attacks on immortality, ignorance, and absenteeism of the clergy in the early 16th century. Luther had studied St. Paul’s letters in the New Testament when he realized that “salvation and justification came through faith, and that faith is a giddy from God, not the result of Hickman effort” (McKay et al., 2015, pg. 440). Luther was troubled that people didn’t have to repent after they would buy these indulgences. “Christianity rid itself of certain corrupt