Eric Church

1. English Civil War: (1642-1649) The English Civil War was a conflict over parliamentary rights caused by King Charles I’s avoidance to checks of his power. King Charles I ruled without summoning parliament for 11 years by acquiring funds through “loans” from wealthy subjects and applying existing taxes more broadly. When he finally summoned parliament in 1640 to raise taxes for an army he arrested those in parliament that opposed him and thus set off the English Civil War. The English Bill of Rights

It was common for a prince and his whole province to turn Protestant, raid all of the catholic church 's land, and take that wealth and land for his own kingdom. Later, even kings and whole countries embraced the Protestant faith. Prior to the Reformation the Church governed politics; controlled emperors and kings and governed the law of lands. Afterwards, the spread of Protestantism placed more of that power in the hands of the

RECURRING ISSUE IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, ORTHODOXY AND PROTESTANTISM The most important recurring issues in the study of the history of Christianity during our time period is sexual abuse amongst the Catholic Clergy and abortion, the killing of a living entity, as it is a sin against God according to biblical doctrine. Many believe that sexual abuse happening in the Catholic Church, is directly related to celibacy. The Churches restriction on priests that directs them to abstain from sexual

Pope’s influence and power in foreign realms was certainly not a settled issue in England or the rest of Catholic Europe. The De civili dominio suggests that it is the responsibility of the state, and its secular rulers, to judge the morality of the church. Wycliffe begins the De civili dominio by establishing precedent for his ideas by referring to the ancient magi, or three wise men that visited Jesus upon his birth. Wycliffe states a long held

Before the military crisis of the Third Century of the Roman Empire, the armies were under proper recruitment, training and deployment. They even had armories different from the rest. The Roman army was divided into two groups with various functions, which had the overall element of defense. Frontier troops were in charge of the borders, while the mobile field forces were overseeing towns and cities. Frontier troops fought against weak threats like raiding along the border and prevented major attacks

interpretations of the scripture that undermined the Roman Catholic Church. The questioning of long held practices by Martin Luther presented a threat to society’s power structure, manifesting a series of protests in dissent to the Catholic Church. Through scrutinizing the scripture, Martin Luther was able to develop a new Christian discourse of faith, one that would deviate from the teaching and interpretations of the Catholic Church. His interpretation produced a new religious theology, bringing about

said, “The sacraments draw humanity into the truth and love of God revealed in Christ, thereby disposing the faithful to live this love more deeply in their daily lives of Christian freedom and witness.” They serve to introduce us into the Catholic Church, increase our understanding of our religion, bestow upon us essential Christian virtues, and strengthen our faith. There are seven sacraments in total: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Marriage

more issues with how the West conducted religion and ran their church. The issues that occurred with how the West conducted religion and ran their church happened prior to 1054 CE. Furthermore, the ambassadors from the Pope excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople around 1054 CE. The following day, the Patriarch excommunicated the Pope. Then the official Schism between the Latin Roman Catholic church and the Orthodox Catholic church began. 1054 CE is considered the official date of the start of

that challenged papal authority and questioned the Catholic Church’s ability to define Christian practice (“The Reformation”). The Protestant Reformation was revolutionary due to the fact that the reformers preached against everything the Catholic Church had been teaching. Some famous reformers are John Calvin and Martin Luther. However, Martin Luther-- to some--- is named the most successful and influential reformer of the 16th century. Martin Luther was tremendously effective and influential due

and creeds that we also believe.” (Kane). To someone outside of the Catholic church, they would not hold the same beliefs to be true nor understand the reasons for their belief. Nevertheless, these traditions have been passed down for generations and are still upheld today. As Kane pointed out, Catholics believe that Holy Communion is the body and blood of Christ. Having very traditional beliefs, the Catholic Church uses numerous different terms and practices that are not familiar with non-Catholics