Protestantism

Later in his life he joined the cause of the Reformation then later published a landmark text called the Christian Religion, an early attempt to standardize the theories of Protestantism. Besides all of that he was a journalist and a theologian from 1509 - 1564 who made a great impact on the fundamental doctrines of protestantism and was also Martin Luther’s successor. Calvin lived In Geneva for a short while then forced to leave in 1538 sadly, but then allowed back in Geneva in 1541. After that…

A member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th Century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th Century the Puritans became a powerful political party. Puritans were the names given to members of a church. The puritan colonists believed that the Church of England, also known as The Anglican Church, should make more reforms to remove all the traces and trappings of the…

However, Christianity is further broken down into numerous denominations that maintain their own distinct ways of practicing their Christian faith. The main branches of Christianity can be organized as Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. Roman Catholicism is the largest denomination of Christianity with more than 1 billion adherents, which is roughly half of the world’s Christians. What…

In the 16th century, new transformations were occurring that would change the lives of people living in Europe. Explorations, inventions, religious movements, and great art and literature of the Renaissance and Reformation were transpiring. Thomas Cromwell, the High Chancellor of England, imposed a new way of life for the English. With not only raising political concerns like taxes and power, Cromwell further commanded the Catholic of England to transition their religion to Protestant,…

Paulist Fathers (Paulists) The Paulist Fathers were the first founded group of priests in North America. The Paulist Fathers were founded in New York City in the year 1858. Father Isaac Thomas Hecker converted from Protestantism to Catholicism, and he founded this order. Father Isaac Thomas Hecker’s mission was to help convey the Church’s message to current people living in North American society to be missionaries in the current world. He was also trying to convert Protestants in America to…

evangelicalism, but adheres to a more rigid theology in other matters. This group has been more recently become known as “Conservative Evangelicals.” “Fundamentalism was a movement that arose in the late 19th and early 20th centuries within American Protestantism reacting against “modernist” theology and biblical criticism as well as changes in the nation’s cultural and social scene. Taking its name from The Fundamentals (1910-1915), a twelve-volume set of essays designed to combat Liberal…

1) Supreme Governor of the Church: When Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church, he declared himself to be the Supreme Head of the English Church, and the title was perfectly acceptable for Henry to take because of the gender norms at the time. When Elizabeth takes the throne, she and her Parliament are faced with a dilemma because Elizabeth was a woman who, according to the same gender norms that Henry faced, could not be the head of a Church because to place a woman in a seat of power…

Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, but its repercussions throughout France. His ruling was not separate from religion, but rather completely entangled. In fact, Charles IX’s fluctuations between support for the Huguenots and the extermination of Protestantism never solidified his role in the massacre, leaving people to debate his loyalty. One of the most controversial events of the Massacre was the inciting incident: the assassination of Admiral Coligny, a leader of the Protestant faith. At the…

Pietism is a historical movement that influenced Protestantism down to the present day. It started as a movement within the German Lutheran church in the late seventeenth century, which became more diverse and in part more radical. Important figures at the beginning of Pietism, which at first was a foreign appellation, were Philipp Jacob Spener and August Hermann Francke. They wanted to reform the church from within and to gather the more devoted Christians within the Lutheran church without…

The Reformation was also called the Protestant Reformation. It was a religious revolution that took place in the Western church in the 16th century. Its leaders include Martin Luther and John Calvin. Martin Luther believed the Catholic church was corrupt and saw fit to expose the catholic. Through his efforts of exposing the Catholic church, he became one of the most influential and controversial figures in Chris History. The Reformation changed the church with disarming the ecclesial…