Short Answer Questions
1. The Investiture Struggle was a power struggle between the church and the monarchy. This rivalry had been brewing for a very long time, but it reached it’s climax in the depute between king Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII. The church had recently taken the power to appoint the Pope from the king and established the College of Cardinals to do the job. Henry IV was against this idea, eventually retaliated and was promptly excommunicated. The struggle went on for quite some time with the Church appearing to win. At length, it was settled at the Concordant of Worms. While the church held their power for a little while longer, this eventually lead to a separation of religious and secular government in Europe.
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I agree with Ozment’s claim and believe that Luther and his followers laid the foundation for the freedom of thought and expression that much of our modern world enjoys. When Luther challenged the church’s biblical validity, he also challenged the churches practically limitless control over its members. Wilson quotes Luther in saying “my conscients is captive to the word of god...unless I am convinced my scripture and reason, I will not recant.” Luther combines spirituality and reason in a rather controversial statement for his time. For years, the mind and spirit were separated, as the church saw man as fallen and incapable of rational thought. While this idea would be further challenged by later generations, Luther was one of the first to openly question it. Luther believed that individuals should be able to read the bible for themselves and determine what it means, rather than relying on the religious leaders for all spiritual guidance. This was the beginning of free thought. This movement allowed for people to make their own decisions and create their own ideas and philosophies. If they had access to a bible in their language, anyone …show more content…
While control of your own spiritual well being was freeing, it was also a great responsibility. People had depended on the church to take care of them for centuries, and now their salvation relayed on their own mind and ability to study the scriptures. Literacy grew rapidly in the lower classes and women were being educated far more often. The invention of the printing press contributed to this as well, books became much easier to have access to. Now people had the ability to question not only the church, but also classical writers and people of higher social standing. The expansion of education narrowed the gap between the classes, because education, which had before been reserved for the wealthy alone, was now available to everyone. Wide spread Education, encouraged by the Reformation, altered the formation of European
1. The Investiture Struggle was a power struggle between the church and the monarchy. This rivalry had been brewing for a very long time, but it reached it’s climax in the depute between king Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII. The church had recently taken the power to appoint the Pope from the king and established the College of Cardinals to do the job. Henry IV was against this idea, eventually retaliated and was promptly excommunicated. The struggle went on for quite some time with the Church appearing to win. At length, it was settled at the Concordant of Worms. While the church held their power for a little while longer, this eventually lead to a separation of religious and secular government in Europe.
2. Before …show more content…
I agree with Ozment’s claim and believe that Luther and his followers laid the foundation for the freedom of thought and expression that much of our modern world enjoys. When Luther challenged the church’s biblical validity, he also challenged the churches practically limitless control over its members. Wilson quotes Luther in saying “my conscients is captive to the word of god...unless I am convinced my scripture and reason, I will not recant.” Luther combines spirituality and reason in a rather controversial statement for his time. For years, the mind and spirit were separated, as the church saw man as fallen and incapable of rational thought. While this idea would be further challenged by later generations, Luther was one of the first to openly question it. Luther believed that individuals should be able to read the bible for themselves and determine what it means, rather than relying on the religious leaders for all spiritual guidance. This was the beginning of free thought. This movement allowed for people to make their own decisions and create their own ideas and philosophies. If they had access to a bible in their language, anyone …show more content…
While control of your own spiritual well being was freeing, it was also a great responsibility. People had depended on the church to take care of them for centuries, and now their salvation relayed on their own mind and ability to study the scriptures. Literacy grew rapidly in the lower classes and women were being educated far more often. The invention of the printing press contributed to this as well, books became much easier to have access to. Now people had the ability to question not only the church, but also classical writers and people of higher social standing. The expansion of education narrowed the gap between the classes, because education, which had before been reserved for the wealthy alone, was now available to everyone. Wide spread Education, encouraged by the Reformation, altered the formation of European