Scottish Reformation

The Impact of the Documents of the Protestant Reformation The documents of the Protestant Reformation offer a tremendous amount of significance for World History as they were symbols of tremendously revolutionary events. Their impact was widespread and across continents for many years, resulting in a reevaluation of monarchies, spirituality and one's relationship with the divine. Context The documents of the Reformation pushed people into a situation where they had to make a definitive decision

Luther responds to the argument that the saints performed good works and so were counted as righteous. This, he says, precisely misses the point of the stories of the saints. People imitate their works thinking it will save them and make them righteous, yet the saints lived by humble faith. They did not think their deeds would save them, rather they had faith and the good works were an outflowing of this. Indeed, even if a person could be purified from actual sin they would not be without sin. People

Martin Luther was a German professor of Theology, a monk, a priest and an extremely influential figure in the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was one of the main catalysts of the Protestant Reformation with a theses highlighting the corruption and in the Catholic Church. The Protestant Reformation (also called the ‘Reformation’) was a separation of the Roman Catholic Church in the early 16th century. Martin Luther strongly and publically disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment

The Medieval way of thinking, which gave kings absolute power and authority gave way to the Renaissance thinkers. These men not only brought their questions to the sciences and the arts, but also began questioning the corrupt practices of the church. The corrupt leaders of the Catholic church required their parishioners not only to tithe their money, but also to pay for the priests services, to buy indulgences when they sinned, and to pay for other services the church provided. The corrupt leaders

All of the world is based on movements. The ground moves along the earth’s core beneath the soles of our feet, the earth moves around the sun, time moves forward, and culture moves forward as well. A century ago there were no television sets, radios, smartphones, tablets, computers, holograms. No, a century ago one could only obtain information by word of mouth or by reading. There is no doubt that books and literacy have changed the world. To Kill A Mockingbird, Silent Spring, even The Bible have

Sometime in the late 1100s to the early 1200s, the church’s fought for and rose to a higher power. Pope Innocent III was responsible for the new church law, called the canons, and church reform that was established during this time. Pope Innocent III’s time as the pope was really the main turning point for the powers that the church had. This is evident in the canons that were established and written by him and a council of the estimated over 1000 church officials of different titles, during his

When King Henry II of France died in 1559, many people in France were surely upset. King Henry II of France was killed during a jousting accident. Certainly none of them would have any idea how his accidental death while jousting would have extremely dire consequences for the people of France and much of the rest of Europe. As King Henry II of France was laid to rest, his 15 year old frail son Frances II of France came to power. With King Frances only being 15 he would need someone to help him rule

Philip II The Prudent “ O how small a portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole world while we are living.” Philip II was the son of Charles V ( of the Holy Roman Empire) , and Isabella of Portugal he was born in the capital of Valladolid on May 21, 1527. Philip considered himself culturally spanish because of the location he was born in (Spain) he was fluent in mostly spanish but knew many other languages a lot like his father who was a polyglot. Philip

In 1957, Lord Darnley was murdered and Queen Mary was forced to renounce her throne. He made her son King of Scotland. He became the official King of Scotland when he was one year old. James was a devout scholar who studied the English language. The kingdom was strong and centralized during his rule, and he eventually married Anne of Denmark. He was a devout Protestant, and fought against the Puritans who tried to get rid of Roman practices in the church. He was not liked much, because of favoritism

Friends, families, and others, we gather here today to come to a consensus on whether we side with the French or the English in in the time of these hardships. As the French have been compassionate and loyal towards us, the English have used us as peasants, and made us go through torture relentlessly. For instance, the French have participated in many forms of trading with us, such as fur trade. If it were not for them, many of us would have lost our lives over the winter, and not to mention being