HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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The people needed to be able to read the Bible in their own language
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The people needed strong leaders to speak on their behalf
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Church leaders needed to interpret the Bible differently
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Church leaders needed to excommunicate Martin Luther
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Detailed explanation-1: -One was the invention of the printing press. This allowed new ideas to spread rapidly throughout Europe. Another was internal corruption in the Catholic Church. A third was the fragmentary nature of the Holy Roman Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Key events of the period include: Diet of Worms (1521), formation of the Lutheran Duchy of Prussia (1525), English Reformation (1529 onwards), the Council of Trent (1545–63), the Peace of Augsburg (1555), the excommunication of Elizabeth I (1570), Edict of Nantes (1598) and Peace of Westphalia (1648).
Detailed explanation-3: -Money-generating practices in the Roman Catholic Church, such as the sale of indulgences. Demands for reform by Martin Luther, John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli, and other scholars in Europe. The invention of the mechanized printing press, which allowed religious ideas and Bible translations to circulate widely.
Detailed explanation-4: -Recovery of the Scriptures. The Reformation of King Josiah began with the recovery of the Bible – literally! Reformation of the worship. Reordering of the ministry. Rejection of idolatry. Removal of distractions. Restoration of the centre. 10-Nov-2017