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    The Reformation also known as the Protestant Reformation was a movement that was created for the purpose of trying to reform the Catholic Church. The movement is said to have begun in the sixteenth century at a time where biblical views seemed to be ignored by the Catholic Church. The Reformation eventually involved more than just religious structures and believes, it also brought about political, intellectual and cultural issues that triggered wars and the Counter Reformation by reformers who viewed

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    That led the Catholic Church to pursue policies that were monopolistic in nature and the indulgence system was an integral part of that monopoly. During the time of the Reformation, Martin Luther in his 95 Thesis contend that the indulgence system was immoral under his interpretation of scripture. At the time of the Reformation, the Catholic Church was the de facto government of Western Europe and the indulgence system was a means of raising revenue for the administrative elements of the church

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    During the Reformation period, there were a few individuals whose ideas had a great impact on society. Two of these people are Martin Luther and Desiderius Erasmus. While they shared similar ideas about what religion should be, there were also ways in which they differed. Martin Luther was an extremely intelligent man, who gave up law school to become a monk. He created some turmoil in the Catholic Church community with some of his ideas on what religion should be. Using the printing press as

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    The history of the Protestant Reformation reformed and changed Christianity immensely. The Magisterial Reformers, Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin, the Anabaptist, and the Roman Catholic Church individually restrained their particular doctrine concerning the three solas. So much corruption and abuses that was happening to the people caused by the Roman Catholic Church, Godly leaders with visions and boldness decided to take action. "From such quarters came the conviction that it was

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    Reformation In the first half of the sixteenth century Western Europe experienced a wide range of social, artistic, political changes as the result of a conflict within the Catholic church. This conflict is called the Protestant Reformation, and the Catholic response to it is called the Counter-Reformation. The Reformation began when Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five theses against the indulgences of the Church. These indulgences included if you did a good dead, this reduced the amount

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    The Protestant Reformation on Europe is why we had a major impact throughout history. It began in the 1500’s, by a man named Martin Luther because he became to question the Roman Catholic church. His questioning caused for the church to go bankrupt and give people the chance to give their own perspective on the words in the Bible. It had given the people of Europe to separate state from church. European expansion came during the reformation which caused Europe to gain power in issues like racism

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    The Protestant reformation in the 16th century splintered Catholic Europe, it was a political, religious, and cultural upheaval. It also placed the structures and beliefs that would definitely continue out in the modern era. Reformers like John Calvin and Martin Luther also contributed a main part in the reformation. They also altered the Catholic Church’s ability to define Christian practice. They mainly aligned for religious and political redistribution of power into the hands of the Bible and

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    rotestant Reformation As Esther Dyson said, “Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better.” The Protestant Reformation was a revolution caused by Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a monk of the Catholic Church. Like Esther Dyson said that things are changed because it was not perfect and at that time the Catholic Church was not perfect. Martin brought up many great ideas to perfect the church, but they did not listen. The Protestant Reformation was caused by the

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    The Protestant Reformation was a development that promoted Catholic opposition and initially began when Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses in the year 1517. Such an act sparked the progressive fury of other leaders, who had desired to reform Catholicism years before Luther’s action. Internal division of the church encouraged multiple religious intellectuals to form their own methods when attempting to challenge Catholic leaders. Although it can be proven that active reformers during the

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    The Protestant Reformation on Europe is why we had a major impact throughout history. It began in the 1500’s, by a man named Martin Luther because he became to question the Roman Catholic church. His questioning caused for the church to go bankrupt and give people the chance to give their own perspective on the words in the Bible. It had given the people of Europe to separate state from church. European expansion came during the reformation which caused Europe to gain power in issues like racism

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