Essays Tagged: "papacy"
Martin Luther
as an Augustinian Monk in the RomanCatholic Church. Consequently, Luther was initially loyal tothe papacy, and even after many theological conflicts, heattempted to bring about his reconciliation wit ... his was a paradox not to endure because in his lateryears, Luther waged a continual battle with the papacy. Lutherwas to become a professor of biblical exegesis at Wittenbergwhere, in 1957, he posted ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity
The Decline of the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
inflicted wounds all had more to do with increased educational opportunities spread throughout the Papacy's "jurisdiction". These obviously meant that modernities in thought, giving rise to theologic ... ltaneously doubted in these two realms, one could virtually predict the "Reformation" to follow.The Papacy, in the beginning of the Reformation, was an utter disgrace. Pope Celestine V resigned becaus ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
This essay is a brief analysis of Niccolo' Machiavelli's most famous treatise, "The Prince", written in 1513
ed control through alliances in order to increase Medici domination at home. This also included the Papacy where much of European power and control was administered. Lorenzo, however, seemed more inte ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
MARTIN LUTHER AND THE REFORMATION 16TH CENTURY
Luther (1483-1546) and his concept of Christianity. Consequently, Luther was initially loyal to the papacy and after many theological conflicts, he tried to reconcile with the church. But this was a p ... is was a paradox not to endure because in his later years, Luther waged a continual battle with the papacy. Martin Luther, although he was not a politician, saw himself as a professor of the Holy Scri ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
The Great Schism of the West What was the most important cause of the Great Schism?
e story of the Great Western Schism began in 1378 after the BabylonianCaptivity, which was when the papacy was located in Avignon for some seventy years.After the Babylonian Captivity, the papacy beca ... rs, the residents of Rome began toworry whether or not a Pope would be elected who would return the papacy to Avignon.The Roman people began asking for either a Roman Pope or an Italian Pope.Unfortuna ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
History Of the Catholic Church.
from the feudal system, whereby bishops and abbots did the bidding of secular lords and kings. The papacy had suffered mightly from being at the whim of Roman nobles. The pope was hardly an independe ... role, the German king has expected to protect the pope. The special relationship between empire and papacy was problematic and soon came to a head.Church Institutions Flourish1. In the feudal period t ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Michelangelo Buonarroti's life as a child,a young man,and an old timer.
ngelo was caught between the conflicting powers and whims of the Medici family in Florence, and the Papacy in Rome. Unlike many artists of his time, his genius was recognized .He is one of the greates ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Artists
Bernard of Clairvaux - influence on Christianity then and now.
hurch reform through poverty and austerity. He encouraged reform of the entire church including the papacy. He was an astute scholar and a prolific writer. He had tremendous charisma that drew many pe ... the ecclesiastical reforms he inspired. Bernard inspired the reform of monastic life as well as the papacy. He expected no more of superiors than he did of subordinates or himself for that matter. He ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Essay is about:Mussolini and Fascist Italy Q: How important were the Lateran Treaties of 1929 between the Italian State and the Papacy in consolidating Mussolini's hold on power in Italy?
Q: How important were the Lateran Treaties of 1929 between the Italian State and the Papacy in consolidating Mussolini's hold on power in Italy?Answer:In February 1929, the Lateran Pact ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Lutheranism: The Best Religion of its Time
, and were easily corrupted by money, land, and power. Indulgences were another shady custom of the Papacy, and Luther put an end to those and most of the other Catholic corruptions. The Catholic Chur ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Were the Crusades political or religious?
Were the Crusades Political or Religious?The Middle Ages was a religious age that was dominated by papacy. The Crusades show the religiousness of the Europeans in the Middle Ages, though we question ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Pope Gregory VII
office their absolute power could corrupt absolutely. Therefore when Pope Gregory the VII took the papacy he made the changes necessary to bring Christianity back to the way it should be. Both of the ... name in history by playing their role the way it should always have been.Hildebrand was elected to papacy in 1073 and died in 1085. Pope Gregory VII reigned for 12 years of his life. He made a huge i ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
What consequences of typography did people fear the most? To what extent, in the 15th and 16th Centuries, were these fears justified?
38). But these writings in Latin Christianity were confined to a well-educated, powerful minority (papacy/clergy) who used "the written word with sophistication to organize and control their world" ( ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Luther an intellectual historians persepective
till 1377. Petrarch, the "father of humanism", termed this period the "Babylonian Captivity" of the papacy, a sentiment shared by many non-French. In 1377 Gregory XI's returned to Rome, by 1378 he was ... hurch's had large reserves of gold and silver in fact one third of all German land was owned by the papacy. Taxation represents around half of the Church's income, according to Lortz. This web of taxa ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Papal Supremacy: Innocent III
authority, making reference to precedence such as Constantine and the Council of Nicea in 325. The papacy on the other hand, argued papal primacy with such ideas as the Petrime theory, the history of ... he investiture controversy. However, some historians argue that in the centuries that followed, the papacy overstepped its jurisdiction when it began to exert control over the political sphere as well ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Pope Benedict XV. Essay regarding the live of Pope Benedtict XV, on the major things he contributed to society and the church
the Pope's death, della Chiesa made a speech for the occasion, and with the current vacancy of the papacy, he was elected to the throne on September 3rd. He took the name of Benedict XV. In hi ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Modern Leaders Still Use Machiavelli's "The Prince": Approach to Politics, Morality and Ethics to Rule.
acted swiftly, decisively and indeed ruthlessly in playing off France, Italian city-states and the papacy against each other, suppressing conspiracies and laying a strong foundation for the future. ( ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory
Discuss the major changes implemented by the papacy and wider church in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Why were such changes felt to be necessary?
he church sought reforms that would inspire a return to the 'golden age' led by the holiness of the papacy "to train churchmen to think of themselves as a distinct 'order' with a life-style totally di ... moving onto the investiture controversy that was in essence a political power struggle between the papacy and monarchy, we can deduce whether the reforms introduced were power- driven or an honest ex ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
The Protestant Reformation
ons had difficulty getting published.On June 15, 1520, the government of the Roman Catholic church (papacy) ordered Luther's works burned, and the papacy gave Luther sixty days to take back if he were ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Dante's Popes
a family of little wealth, with loyalties to the Guelph’s, a political party in support to the papacy, and were enemies with the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor. Dante and the Guelph’ ... . The White Guelph’s, which is where Dante falls in, were against corruption in the church and papacy where as the Black Guelph’s were still supporting of it.At the age of 7, Dante suffered ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry