Compare And Contrast Augustine And Martin Luther

Intense criticism of the Catholic Church, and in particular of the Pope, resulted in a swell of reformist thought. The religious aspects of the Reformation were accompanied by ambitious political leaders who sought to manipulate the Reformation as a means through which to expand their power and influence. Arguably, the Reformation was initiated by Martin Luther’s ninety-five theses on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany, in the year 1517. These theses were highly controversial in their nature due to the questioning of Roman Catholic doctrine as well as a number of practices that had been followed by the church for centuries.

John Wycliffe One of the most well-known and controversial Pre-Reformers was John Wycliffe. Known as “The Morning Star of the Reformation,” Wycliffe devoted much of his time to reform within the church and to developing logical philosophical arguments regarding church doctrine. He also was deeply involved in translating the Bible into the language of the common people.

The reformation goes back and forth, but eventually affect America. Never Before In History: America's Inspired Birth by Gary Amos and Richard Gardiner explains the influence of Christianity on the founding of America. The significance of the Christian Protestant influence on the instituting of The United States of America is vastly insurmountable.

John Calvin, was a theologian/ecclesiastical statesman, but was also known for being a journalist for his time and is widely credited as the most important person in the second generation of the protestant reformation, even today. Being born on July 10, 1509 in France, John Calvin was a law student at the University of Orleans when he first joined the cause of the Reformation. In 1536 he published the landmark text Institutes of the Christian Religion, his hope with the text was to standardize the theories of the Protestantism. John Calvin was the successor of Martin Luther as the preeminent Protestant theologian but unlike Luther, Calvin was known for his intellectual, unemotional approach to faith, and his religious teachings emphasized the sovereignty of scripture. He lived in Geneva briefly until he was forced to leave by the anti-protestant authorities in 1538, but was then invited back to Geneva in 1541.

The Protestant Reformation was a religious revolution in Europe during sixteenth century. “The discovery that changed Luther’s life ultimately changed the course of church history and the history of Europe.” Martin Luther was the person who started the Reformation on October 31, 1517. This is when Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church at Wittenburg, this publication attacked the Roman Catholic Church 's sale of indulgences.

This pope is not physically in Dante’s Hell, because he was not yet dead at the time he was writing the poem. However, to Dante, Pope Boniface VIII was one of the most corrupt and fraudulent because he led a false perception of wanting to make peace. This false perception undermines the church and all of its followers, causing him to eventually join Pope Nicholas III in his misery, following the theme of how the abuse of power, particularly in the church and politics, is despicable towards

What doubt we to incense / His utmost ire?” (2.92-95). He is so blinded by his feeling of betrayal at the situation, “his look denounced / Desperate revenge”, that he fails to recognize the grace God has had for him (2.106-107). Belial answers Satan, “What can we suffer worse? / … when we lay / Chained on the burning lake?

Because they filled the land with sin and ruined the land completely with injustice and "uncleanness" that deprived others from rest, the demand of the Lord came that they must go into exile. The land is neither a home for them to reside in, nor theirs to possess any longer (2:9-10). This being a result of self-indulgence and arrogance towards their violation of God's standards

This quote is intended to hit Creon hard and show to him that he really is to into his beliefs and not what 's morally right. It explains even more how he is the one against religion and is creating his own in a way. The blind prophet threatens him by saying if he goes through with his plan and doesn 't straighten back towards a religious mentality that he will be the one to be severely punished for eternity. Creon later realizes he is wrong by saying "That is true. . . It troubles me.

This quote from Edwards’ sermon clearly tells us if you reject God you will be casted into

While Calvin was condemning people to death because of their are sinners. Luther on the other hand was urging sinners to seek for the salvation of God by faith, he persuaded them to recites “I will by faith and hope lay hold upon Christ, and by his word I will raise up myself, and being so raised up, I will not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” Whenever they committed a sin. (Many faces of Evil, 113). Based on what I read in Luther 's biography, Luther was a kind of person that was struggling with his sin and as a leader, a monk, and a teacher, he was putting every effort to suppress his guilt

As a concluding critique of part two, and in essence the book as a whole, Rahner presupposes an expansive amount of knowledge in German philosophy as well as scholastic and catholic teachings upon his readers. Though Rahner provides further explanations in his footnotes, the density of his material as well as his exhaustive vocabulary may lessen his works appeal to a broader audience. Conclusion All things considered, one can effortlessly understand why Rahner’s exposition on the Trinity is considered a milestone in Catholic theology, as well as revolutionary in the understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity, demonstrated by the acceptance of his now-famous axiom in contemporary studies

If this is truly your court placed here on earth, why does it believe such prodigious lies? If God loves all and forgives all their sins, then he has forsaken this town,

That which is inhuman, cannot be divine!” (19). The “American religion” was used as “a thin vail to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages” (20) and their “prayers and hymns, your sermon and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade, and solemnity, are mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety and hypocrisy” (20). Hence, Douglass purpose was not to primarily motive to can “American religion” a lie was to emphasize the “national inconsistencies” and bring up change. Douglass also uses the same method when stating that “it [the Constitution] will be found to contain principles and purposes, entirely hostile to the existence of slavery” (38).

The practice also violates the Catholic Social Teaching “Life and Dignity of the Human Person” as judging someone on race and not giving them equal opportunity because of their skin color is totally disregarding their inherent dignity. But it is our responsibility as members of the Catholic Church to continue their teaching of “promotion of peace” and a way to do that is by standing up against