Colonial Life In Richard Hakluyt's Discourse Of Western Planting

Kaplan, conversos were viewed with disdain during the early fifteenth century due to their ability achieve social advancement regardless of their status converts. He states “This perception was shaped by the forced nature of the mass conversions of the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, which produced neophytes who had little time to become educated in Christian doctrine” (25). Netanyahu states that many of the conversos “were extremely reluctant to stop performing all the Commandments, and even more so to take part in Christian rites and ceremonies” he continues “Nevertheless, such behavior was dictated to them not only by the laws of Church and state, but also by economic necessity; in fact, their survival depended on their readiness to behave publicly as Christians” (207). Therefore, it is not surprising that literature of this period reflected that need to demonstrate Christian knowledge. Kaplan refers to Albert S. Sicroff's research to develop the argument that “Purity of blood became an accepted convention for articulating a distinction between Old and New Christians, according to which conversos were 'guilty by association,' that is, their blood was unclean because they were essentially considered to be indistinguishable from Jews”

Whitefield was already being shut out of the churches with his messages of enthusiasm and encouraging Christians to break the law would start to raise suspicions from the governments in the colonies, along with violating Romans

Unfortunately, the Catholic Church didn’t like the idea of people breaking away and going to other denominations. They also didn’t like the loss in indulgences as people realized that they didn’t need to pay to free their loved ones from purgatory or be released of sin. So, the church came up with the idea of Counter-Reformation, and then it created the Council of Trent which both held to the idea of bringing back Catholicism and fighting the spread of Protestantism. There was also the start of the Jesuits who wanted to spread Christianity and went to further out areas, like India, to spread their

Relevancy Of Christianity The authority and influence of Christianity, particularly here in the Western hemisphere, is falling to pieces, and more and more Christians are disengaging from the Word. The loss of applicability started slowly, but has picked up steam. Christianity as we know it is becoming irrelevant.

C. S. Lewis noted: "We need intimate knowledge of the past. Not that the past has any magic about it, but because we cannot study the future, and yet need something to set against the present." The journey of the Church was changed for the better, due to the aftermath of Martin Luther’s Thesis. Luther believed in a more active role of Christians in their walk with God and that the rules set by the Catholic Church were not based from Biblical rules that are required of them. From the time of Jesus, the search for the freedom to worship freely had been a struggle, with many followers of Jesus losing their life.

I believe that the relationship between the British and Americans could not have been saved primarily because England had always had a big bully mentality; you better agree with me or suffer the consequences kind of approach. In actuality, that is exactly how the Puritan arrived in America. The Puritans were once people of political influences but soon were being persecuted; they preferred to follow the Bibles as guides to their daily lives instead of the King of England. It got to the point, the Puritans decided to face the dangerous journey to the New World in hopes of freedom to practice their religion in peace.

Not being able to make their own decisions, the slaves were forced to do and follow certain beliefs. The colonist believed that all slave had to be Christians and if not the slaves were forced to convert to Christianity. The life of a slave was terrible, form horrific living conditions, to abuse both physical and mental for example “ A slave should know nothing but to obey his master” (Douglass, 41). Slaves were being brainwashed into believing that their soul purpose in life was to obey their masters.

Okonkwo showed numerous accounts of violence in the novel Things Fall Apart. These acts of violence make him a strong and fearless leader of the Ibo tribe. Although, to the reader he is seen as, “a person who does not show approval or favor toward an idea or action” (Dictionary.com) better known as an unsympathetic character. His acts are both towards the his family and the Ibo people but by mainly associated with his third wife Ojiugo, Ezeudu 's son and the white commissioner who is converting the Ibo people to Christianity.

That is because acceptance is not a must but it is in fact and accomplishment. Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in the 1800s. However, due to lack of acceptance Smith followers, known as Mormons, were persecuted by traditional Christian denominations. These Christians sole purpose for their persecution was their lack of acceptance for Mormonism’s teaching; instead they deemed the teachings “unconventional and unacceptable in American society” (Koppelman, 2017).

but they did not like this. They tried to prosecute many Christians for their faith. It was made illegal. Christianity spread throughout many empires because it had many followers but it was illegal in the Roman empire.

Throughout history, religion has played an important role in the lives of the English settlers; many people believed in different religions, and this has caused problems within the New World colonies. Religion was strictly enforced, and punished according to your beliefs. When the English settlers decided to set sail to find refuge from the religious restriction, they were hopeful for a new life. People did not want to stay somewhere where they did not believe in the religion that was practiced, for it was punishable by death.

If someone were to tell another person that their belief system is wrong, of course they would most likely be reluctant to agree with that statement. The hostility of the Natives is best understood through their resistance against the Spaniards. The original inhabitants were reluctant to agree with all that the Spanish. But their weaponry was no match for the Spaniards’ advanced technology. The Nahua people and other indigenous people were not strong enough to battle these conquerors.

Coming to the New World with little knowledge was difficult for those like Captain John Smith and William Bradford. Both men came to the Americas in search of new land and a better place. They were both English and had Christian faith. Although they both wanted to take over the New World they each had their reason on coming to the New World. Their trip to the New World was difficult due to the struggles with diseases and the lack of supplies they had.

The Spaniards began to try to influence the Aztecs people. They tried to convert the natives to christianity, but their methods were considered radical (“The Conquest of Aztecs”). They would gather the natives and preach the Gospel, even though they didn’t speak their language. If the natives did not go onto their knees and repent they were killed or enslaved. They were thought to be rejecting the religion even though they couldn’t understand them.

They feel that they have to find their own way apart from God to rid themselves of their suffering. So, to incorporate religion into sessions with individuals with this negative mindset, usually worsens their mental illness symptoms. Someone may also feel that they are being neglected or mistreated by their religious community; therefore, many are eager separate themselves from religion. When a person is struggling in faith, religious therapy proves to negatively affect the individual and worsen their mental