The Separation Of The Christians Of Western Europe

The Reformation affected the European civilization in many ways. Protestant and Catholic had a huge impact on the European civilization. The Reformation happened in the year 16c . Some causes of the Reformation was church corruption, Avignon Papacy, Conciliarism, Marsilius of Padua, Development of personal devotions, Papal need for money, and greed of secular leaders land. There was also few characteristics described in this civilization. The law in order was one of them. Kings were the highest leaders over everybody. People believed they were put in position by god and that it was god's will over their people. They had created the laws. Other characteristics were heredity, slide support from the middle class (towns), and organize their finances into reliable order. Rulers would want family members to continue the bloodline of a ruling of their people. Some families even fought because they wanted to be rulers. People separated by their class because they had a social class system. People at a high class relied on lower class people for support.

In several ways, Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages shared in their approach to dealing with the infidels living in their lands, particularly in their proclamation of legal edicts defining the level of toleration and the protection offered those nonbelievers. Yet, however similar the two society's legislative relations were in managing minority faiths, there still existed minor fundamental differences stemming from disparities in their societal structure.

Christianity and the Roman Empire shared an important bond. Christianity offered the Roman Empire joy, hope, a shift in their world view, and a monotheistic God. Rome offered Christianity a more efficient way of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The function of religion plays a significant role in the narrative, especially the dissimilarities between the narrator's religious beliefs and the "Other" religion of her captors. More specifically the Puritan ideology of the

How did Black Death and World War II affect religious beliefs in Europe, with a focus on the effects it had on both the Roman Catholic Church and Jews?

Between the years of 1517-1648 is said to be the one of the greatest turning points in European History. That was due to the Protestant Reformation. This was considered the 16th Century religious, political, intellectual, and cultural change that caused break up in European Catholic Church. That set in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in modern era. The Protestant Reformation created the different Protestant denominations we know today. Had it not been for the reformation our eyes may not have ever been opened to the new faith based beliefs developed by the reformers.

Although the Crusades resulted in defeat for Europeans, many believe that they successfully extended the spread the Christianity and Western Civilization. The Roman Catholic Church experienced an increase in wealth and the power of the Pope rose after the Crusades ended. Trade and transportation also improved throughout Europe due to the Crusades. The wars created a constant demand for supplies and transportation which created ship-building and the manufacturing of many supplies. Most importantly was the impact on commerce. They created a constant demand for the transportation of men and supplies, encourage ship building, and extended market in Europe. The expansion of agricultural production made growth of towns, an increase in trade and a

The Great Schism of 1054 The Great Schism of 1054 was the separation of what is now the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Western Roman Catholic Churches. In the book, The Orthodox Church, Timothy Ware explains several reasons that influence the separation of these two churches. Ware explains how the Great Schism happened gradually over time, where Catholicism would slowly branch away from the Eastern Side.

The period immediately following the Protestant reformation and the Catholic counter reformation, was full of conflict and war. The entire continent of Europe and all of it's classes of society were affected by the destruction and flaring tempers of the period. In the Netherlands, the Protestants and the Catholics were at eachother’s throats. In France it was the Guise family versus the Bourbons. In Bohemia, the religious and political structures caused total havoc for over thirty years; and in England, the Presbyterians thought that the English Anglican Church too closely resembled the Roman Catholic Church. Religion was the major cause of the widespread

Schism of 1054 The Great Schism occurred in 1054 when the Western Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church split, slicing the religion in two. The conflict materialized for many reasons, but mainly the disagreements of the power of the Pope and the language difference of the West and East. The East believed in an ecumenical patriarch heavily disputing the power of the Pope. The West thought the Pope deserved full power, hence the name Power of the Pope.

Reformation is an act of improvement in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs. The Reformation of the sixteenth century in Europe began as an attempt to reform the practices of the Catholic Church and was sparked by Martin Luther’s 95 theses which objected to the abuses he perceived within the church. The Catholic leaders had negatively painted the church through the evils practiced there; corruption, discrimination of the lower class by upper class who were the priest and clergy who received their position by money but not by a call or religion knowledge, their greed and scandalous lives pushed of the selling tickets of indulgences from sin to heaven and many other evils revolving around the church called for reformation (Blick and Tekippe 46). Martin Luther, John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli and other Protestant reformers came forward to rectify and amend the vicious and depraved behavior of the church. Their effort to renaissance the church was opposed by the Catholic leaders and this brought about religious war like French War of Religion and others which took quite some time.

More’s vision of religion is also reflected in his perfect society in stark contrast to the dominant religious ideologies in early 16th Century England. In the

Opposing kings believe More supports their individual cause, yet neither is correct. The English government brings More to trial because of his vague answers in response to the matter of Henry VII’s divorce. More’s failure to speak his mind on the subject forces everyone around him to draw conclusions based on their knowledge of his faith and loyalty to the crown. It is within human nature to judge others, and the less information provided, the wilder the inferences become. In this way, both Henry VII and the king of Spain believed More to be a man for all seasons, but in reality, his morals prevented him from ever being a man for all seasons. It takes a rare man to embody all the necessary traits to be prepared for any situation, good or

The single most important aspect of European empires, beginning just prior to the fall of Rome, is the spread of Christianity to all areas of the continent in as little as a few hundred years. Many theologians state that Christianities spread is the indirect influence of God and the adoration of people to one true faith. Though it is true that Christianity has brought about people that even atheists could call saints, it is unquestionable that Christianity was so monumental because it united larger groups of people and its spread is contributed to adherence to local customs and its lack of new ideas in comparison to other religions of the day.

On the other hand, this type of religion has the potential to make men superstitious and intolerant.