HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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impact of the printing press on society
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changing cultural values, traditions, and philosophies
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growth of literacy among the common people
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increasing power of the Catholic monarchy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The reformers rejected the authority of the pope as well as many of the principles and practices of Catholicism of that time. The essential tenets of the Reformation are that the Bible is the sole authority for all matters of faith and conduct and that salvation is by God’s grace and by faith in Jesus Christ.
Detailed explanation-2: -In this way, Palmer says, the intellectual movements of the Renaissance led to Reformation-by stimulating the demand for books and encouraging people to read more and to think about how to reform the present. This included re-reading the Bible, as Luther did.
Detailed explanation-3: -Protestantism gave rise to secular democracy “The Reformation deemphasised the power of institutions and strengthened the bonds between the individual and sacred scripture, ‘’ she says. As religion became a private phenomenon, the bonds between church and state deteriorated, making way for secularism.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Reformation became the basis for the founding of Protestantism, one of the three major branches of Christianity. The Reformation led to the reformulation of certain basic tenets of Christian belief and resulted in the division of Western Christendom between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant traditions.