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    Catholic Church: the English Reformation. The English Reformation wasn’t the only movement that led to the separation from the Catholic Church, though. The Protestant Reformation, starting only ten years before the English Reformation did, first recognized the corruption of the Catholic Church. The English Reformation noticed the corruptions of the Catholic Church, but was more focused on creating new political and religious authority. Both of these reformations relate to one another greatly

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    HI 101 Essay 3 Zhenli Xu Protestant Reformation Protestant Reformation is admittedly one of the most important schisms in the history of Christianity. It started with Martin Luther nailing the Ninety-Five Theses on the door of the Catholic Church in Germany in 1517, and ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. The Reformation was a religious movement triggered by the rise of humanism during the Renaissance and the general corruption of the Roman Catholic Church that eventually led to the

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    better when multiple wars are started because of a disagreement in how to worship. The Protestant Reformation was a widespread epidemic that started with Martin Luther noticing severe problems in the way the Roman Catholic Church was running, and that there were simple and more holy methods and worshipping God, leading to the creation of Lutheranism. There was an uproar in Germany over this new reformation, and it caught the attention of John Calvin who then strove to create Calvinism with the idea that

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    The 16th century reformation is also known as the Protestant reformation. There are a various number of causes for the Protestant reformation. The causes of the reformation will be analyzed from two different perspectives: Germany 's causes and Europe 's causes. The results of reformation will be examined. Major contributors such as Martin Luther and John Calvin 's perspectives and contributions will also be analyzed and the impact they had during their time period. People in Europe during the

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    The Protestant Reformation Why the Protestant Reformation is considered a significant development in the Christian Church. The Protestant Reformation was an event which occurred within the Catholic Church during the 16th century. This Reformation was prompted by Martin Luther’s ‘95 theses’ which were a list of 95 criticisms towards the church. The Reformation formed another branch of Christianity called Protestantism which is comprised of many different Christian denominations including Anglican

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    Over time, Catholicism began to turn into something other than just a faith, but rather a forced, brainwashed lifestyle, due to the Church threatening its people and feeding them false “truths” in order to gain power and wealth. The Protestant reformation began in 1517 when Martin Luther, a reformed Catholic himself, recognized the corruption and hypocrisy of the Catholic Church. He created his 95 Thesis and posted it on the Church doors, which would change religion all over Europe, and one day the

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    The Reformation was arguably the greatest revolution in Christianity. It shortly followed another revolution, which was in technology: printing. In c. 1445, the German, Johannes Gutenberg, began to develop the first printing press in Mainz, using movable metal type. The first book printed by Gutenberg in this way was the Bible in 1456. Over the course of the late-fifteenth century, printing presses were quickly established throughout Europe. Printing transformed the consumption of information. It

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    The Protestant Reformation was a time of separation and awareness. It marked a shift in ideas, art, and beliefs mostly in Germany. The Protestant Reformation began in the 16th century after the people of Europe grown distrustful of the Roman catholic church. The morality of the church had died out with time. The papacy had made it clear that it had control over all estates and all people. This included kings and those who were wealthy. People could buy services from a priest, which included the clergy

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    protestant reformation began in the 16th century. This reformation was seen as a counter to the religious authoritative rules set in place by society. Many citizens saw it as a disrespectful threat to the society as a whole, but as the protest began to increase , several people would rise in fame in Europe. The creation of a new Christianity branch of faith would produce a new theology and philosophy within Christianity. The church was forced to defend themselves, using the Counter Reformation. The Reformation

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    The view that salvation can be attained through faith alone was one largely responsible for the theological shift that was observed across Europe during the Reformation, and was the ideology that created the rift that still exists between the Catholic and Protestant church. Whilst the English Reformation is said to have begun with the Act of Supremacy and the break from Rome, Henry VIII’s Church of England remained doctrinally conservative and did not accept the Protestant affirmation that salvation

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