As we continue to study the Reformation, this week's homework will give you an opportunity to do some meaningful research. We'll return to www.worldbookonline.com and use the school's subcription: the user id is "scs"; the password is "cougars". Chose the student version (not children) and search for "Reformation". This should provide you with more than 130 articles, several pictures, and a recommended web site.
Your assignment is to research an aspect of the Reformation with which you are unfamiliar and report your findings. Were you living in that era, would you act as the reformers did? Would you be willing to face the powerful resistance for the promotion of what you see as truth? Include the answers to those questions in your response.
As before, your essay must be at least 200 words in length. You must respond to at least two other essays (a total of 150 words in response). Please be respectful and thoughtful with your comments. Have a great week!
For my essay this week I chose the Women's Movements. In the article I looked at there was only one very small paragraph that had to do with women's rights during the Reformation. What I learned from the article was that ministers, who had previously been unable to marry, were allowed to get married and raise a family. What I found interesting was how the role between a husband and wife shifted during the Reformation. Before the Reformation, the husband was clearly more dominate and made all the desicions and the women stood by his side bending in the wind basically. During the Reformation, however, this changed and a husband and wife were seen as spiritially equal partners and the husband had less control of his wife. Also, before the Reformation marriage and divorce was basically decided by the church or by a person's parents. That changed, for the good I believe, in that individuals could choose to marry or even to divorce and didn't have to "fullfill and obligation" to the church or parents.
ReplyDeleteIf I had lived during this era I most definatly would have gone along with the idea of women having more rights. I am VERY independant and living in a time like that before the Reformation where women had little to no rights would have been absolutly terrible! I don't care what men may say about why women are "inferior" (not all men, just some, not trying to be offensive, but you know there are men like that) because it just isn't true. During the Reformation when that changed and men and women were soon more as equals, though not completly that wouldn't come till later, is, to me, very important to our history and to today.
Would I have been willing to face the opposition to women's rights? You bet I would be! For me personally, being as independant as I am, to live in a time where people (especially powerful men) looked down on women for very stupid reasons would have been a living nightmare. If I had lived during the Reformation, of course I would have done as much as I could to get more rights for women.
Works Cited: http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar608570&st=reformation&sc=-1&hl=1#stw (I only used the small paragraph on the Reformation)
I am doing my essay this week on the Scottish reformer John Knox. He was born around 1514 and died in 1572. There is not very much information available about John Knox’s early life but what is known is that he was part of a group of reformers that had taken the Castle of St. Andrews from the Catholics. The French were then asked to come in and help with the situation and they capture Knox and other reformers and took them to France in 1547.
ReplyDeleteKnox’s time in France would be short lived, however. in 1549 he was returned to the English government. The English wanted Knox to help start a Protestant Church in Scotland that was pro-England. The Catholics in Scotland were very strong and Knox failed. He then went back to England were he was the pastor of a church in Berwick. After a couple of years the throne changed hands and the new ruler, Mary Tudor, made Catholicism the new official religion of England. This forced John Knox to flee to the main land of Europe. This is where he met John Calvin.
In 1554 John Knox became the pastor of a church in Frankfurt, Germany. However, conflict forced he and his congregation to flee back to Geneva. During the following years Knox communicated in secret with Protestants from many different countries. After Queen Mary died her successor made Protestantism the official religion again. This allowed Knox to return to England and once again try to take Protestantism to Scotland. Because of Knox Scotland’s parliament created the Reformed Protestant national church.
Now on to the other questions. If I had lived during the Protestant Reformation I think that I would have been willing to stand up for my beliefs. If one can not stand up for and defend what they believe in, then they need to question why or if they really believe in it.
Today I will tell you something about Tyndale William (1494-1536).Tyndale was born in Gloucestershire and studied at Oxford and Camebridge universities from 1510-1521. He was ordained a priest. He was friend with Martin Luther and was influenced by his ideas. He was executed by Roman Catholic authorities as a Protestant heretic on October 6, 1536 in Belgium.
ReplyDeleteTyndale was one of the early English leaders of the Reformation. He translated the Bible from Greek and also Hebrew into English, that was what he is still known for. His work later became important for the King James Verion of the Bilble, actual it was also kind of the basis of this different "translation" of the Bible.
He translated the New Testament, in an effort to make the Scripures more widely and available, but he was not able to pubish this version in England. After he left England to live in Germany i 1524, he finally got to publish his translations and smuggeled into England.
Well actually I don't really know how to answer the given questions, but what I know it that the people worked and died for the believes they had. I think personally that is amazing, they had believes and no one could proof them wrong to those people. They did what they thought was the right thig to do, even when they knew they had to face difficult and horrible times, they tried and didn't give up. I don't know if I would be able to do that, if I would know that dead could face me, as result for my actions.!!!
Thomas Cromwell was born about 1485 in London. Cromwell was an English statesman who served as an adviser to King Henry VIII of England. In the 1530’s he directed the country’s civil and religious affairs as a talented administrator.
ReplyDeleteCromwell is most known for his input in establishing Protestantism in England, and therefore, he is also called the architect of the English Reformation.
Thomas Cromwell helped engineer the divorce between Henry VIII and his wife Catherine of Aragon. Divorce was not allowed in the Roman Catholic Church, and also the pope had resisted granting Henry’s request. Cromwell advised Henry to establish an independent Church of England in order to be separated from the Roman Catholic Church, and to then be able to get a divorce.
Thomas Cromwell was ruthless in his job. He seized properties of monasteries and he expected the people to have total obedience to his religious leadership.
After arranging the king’s marriage to a German princess, which turned out to be a disaster, Cromwell fell from Henry’s favor. He was beheaded July 28, 1540 for treason and heresy.
Cromwell also was an assistant to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and became principal secretary within a few years. In 1540 he was made Earl of Essex as well.
I think the Reformation was a very rough time and personally, I wouldn’t have liked to live during that era. The Catholic Church in this era was very powerful and I wouldn’t have had the courage to resist the opinions of the highest religious leaders. We really should be thankful for people like Martin Luther and John Calvin who had the courage to establish their own belief of truth and to give us the chance to know it as well. Although the Catholic Church persecuted Luther, he didn’t give in and was convinced that what the Catholic Church did was wrong. Without people like him, today’s Christian churches would probably look very different.
Stella,
ReplyDeleteGood essay!!! I agree with you in what you said about today's churches being very different without people like Martin Luther. When I read that another thought popped into my mind as well "What if there were people like Luther in every church today?" That would certainly change churches, and the world, today! I also agree with what you said about being thankful for those people who did stand up for their beliefs. Because of them, we are spared having to know if we would stand up for our faith (though, we would all like to think we would). Good essay!!
Eileen,
Good essay as well!! I really like your last sentance about not knowing whether or not you would stand up for your faith in the face of death. It is an interesting question, one that we would all like to be able to say "Of course! I would stand up for my faith even if it means giving my life!" But we really don't know if we would or not. None of us, at least I haven't, been faced with the decision of standing up for our faith or being tortured and killed. So none of us can really know what we would say. Good essay!
For my essay about the Reformantion, I have chosen to do it on Latimer Hugh. The reformation was a religious movement, that had tremendous impact on social, political, and economic life, of the 1500 's, that led to Protestantism. This movement began in 1517, when a German monk named Martin Luther, who protested certain practices of the Roman church , and nailed his 95 Theses to the church door. Latimer Hugh was a leader of the English Reformation, a movement to establish Protestantism in England. Latimer Hugh was one of the English theologians asked by Henry VIII for support in the kings attemp to Annul (end) his mairrage to Cathrine of Aragon. The King later named him a royal chaplain, and later he bacame a bishop of Worcester. But in 4 short years he resigned as bishop, because he opposed Henry's insistance on the six articles (a document that reaffirmed oman Catholic doctrine and practice). Until Edward VI became king, he was prohibited from preaching Protetantism. Latimers attacks on religous abuses and social problems made him a popular preacher. He said that everyone was equal, even the rich and poor. A devout catholic, Queen Mary, had Latimer hugh arrested. He was burned at the stake along with Nicholas Ridley. If i were living back then and had to go against the king, it would have been really hard, and i think i could be able to go against the king for my religion.
ReplyDeleteI am doing my report on Zwingli Huldreich. Zwingli not only was alive during the time of the reformation but was a leader of the Protestant Reformation. Zwingli was born in 1484 in Switzerland. He became a Catholic priest when he was twenty-two years old. Zwingli studied many things including Greek texts of the New Testament, and became a "follower" of many things too. During this time there was something called the Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus which he was a follower of. He adopted the Christian humanists program for reforming the church which tried to follow the simple faith of the New Testament and early Christians based on the humanists. Twelve years later, in 1518, he became a priest of the cathedral in Zurich and was a forceful preacher toward the views of Erasmus. Zwingli started reading works by Martin Luther and worked out a
ReplyDeleteprotestant theology not like Luther's. Zwingli influenced the Reformation in many places such as Germany, the Netherlands, and England.
Zwingli agreed with many other reformers but also had his own ideas on amy things. He believed in salvation by faith, not by works just like many others believed. He disagreed with a lot of things Luther believed, like the Lord's Supper. Whereas Luther believed Christ was present in this sacrament, Zwingli thought the Lord's supper as a thanksgiving to God for the grace he has already given. Also, Luther was concerned with individual salvation and Zwingli was more concerned with "renaissance of Christendom." Zwingli worked successfully for the right of people to control the church and was very active in many things.
If I were living during the same time era as Zwingli, I believe I would have had many different thoughts than Zwingli. Im not really sure what I would have done about telling my thoughts of what I believed was truth but I'de like to think I would have faced the resistance for my beliefs. Besides, we are supposed to "Stand up for what's right even if we're standing alone."
Sir Fowell Buxton:
ReplyDeleteThomas Fowell Buxton was born on April 1, 1786, in England and died on Feb. 19, 1845. He had many accomplishments throughout his life. As an adult he became a British reformer. He was very concerned with big issues such As slavery and life spent in prison. He didn’t like how slaves were treated and was determined to stop if from happening any longer. He took a stand against the issue in 1824. He later became leader over the antislavery group in the House of Commons. His group did lots of campaigning. In 1833 his campaigning led to eventually stopping slavery in the Britain. Later, Buxton worked hard to abolish the act of slavery in Africa. In his life Buxton also helped start the Society for the Reformation of Prison Discipline. He accomplished all his goals during his lifetime.
For my essay I will be writing this week I will write on John Knox. A Scottish man who was greatly influenced John Calvin, was a fiery preacher, and led the Scottish reform. John Knox was born near Haddington around 1514. Before leading the reform he was a catholic priest when Scotland was one of the poorest countries. In later life Knox would become exiled as a minister and meets John Calvin in Geneva. While being exiled he started a church of English refugees in Frankfurt, Germany. John Knox died as Scotland’s most powerful political and religious leader.
ReplyDeleteIf I were living that time era I believe that I would like to say I would act like those in the reform, but personally I think that it would be difficult to put yourself and your family in that kind of danger. Yes, it is easy to say YEAH! I would do that if I lived back then, but you were not there when you saw families executed for there beliefs of the church, it might just be me but if I saw families upon families being killed the thought of that being my family might come across my mind. So I really don’t know if I would go against the force of the church… I would like to say yes, but to tell the truth I just really don’t know.
Zwingli huldreich
ReplyDeletehuldreich was a priest and a Swiss patriot and not only these things but he also the man that led the religious reform. he died in 1531 in the war against catholic forces but even though he had died he continued to live on in some ways… like his ideas for reform continued to affect the Swiss protestant churches. But sometime around 1529 Zwingli and a man named Luther got together in Germany. They talked about their different views on the subject of Christ’s presence at the Lord’s Supper. Luther thought of it all as a way that God gave grace. Zwingli thought of it as thanksgiving to God for grace previously given in other ways… in the end the whole thing between Luther & Zwingli led to the first major split in Protestantism.
In 1520 there was some people known as the Swiss brethren made up their mind that infant baptism wasn’t important. But they were all for adult baptism. These people were called Anabaptists or the rebaptizers. Because they did not like protestant efforts to reform Christianity, they refused to participate in religious or secular life they pretty much created their own little world. These people are ancestors to the Amish that we have today. The sad part about this whole story is that the Anabaptists were persecuted by the catholic and the protestant people, when clearly they were people too and no one deserves to be treated that way.
If I had lived back in this time I probably would have done the exact same thing that these people did, I mean you just stand up for what you believe in no matter what, I mean yea it would have been tough but it’s just what you have to do.
Here are my sources:
ozment, steven. “Reformation,” world book student. World book, 2011. Web. 28 jan, 2011
The reformer I chose was John Colet. John Colet was born January 1467 in London, England. He was the eldest son of Sir Henry Colet who was the Lord Mayor of London 1486-1495.
ReplyDeleteHe was educated at Magdalen College in Oxford. The Colet family motto is "Semper Erectus, which is Latin for "Always Upstanding".
In 1493 he went to Paris and Italy to study Canon law, (ecclesiastical) civil law, patristics (study of Church Fathers), and Greek.
On returning to England he settled down in Oxford and started lecturing on St. Paul's epistles. He replaced the old scholastic method of interpretation which turn changed the teaching to Christian reformation. He preached against worldliness of the clergy. He opposed other abuses which included the worship of religious relics.
In 1508, he inherited his father's large wealth and Colet formed his plan for the re-foundation of St. Paul's School. It became a place to give young boys a Christian education.
I think as Colet traveled and was able to get out, he was exposed to a broader view of Christianity.
Colet never thought of a "formal breach" with the Roman Catholic Church. He was a shrewd reformer, who did not approve of auricular confession and clerical celibacy. I don't see Colet as a wild man that would stand on a street corner and yell his agenda. He seems like a man who thoughtfully tried to come into a personal relationship with Christ and encourage others to live practical Christianity. At this point the church was still in medieval conditions and he helped to disintegrate that.
In studying Colet I think his reformation was a natural progression. I think it set a standard that I could use as a guide.
source cit: www.worldbookonline.com/student
wikipedia
to camden, i really liked your essay, and i think you made a great choice by choosing to do your essay on john knox. John knox seemed to be quite a influencial person back in those days, and i think it was very brave of him to try and start a new pro england church for the country of england, in scotland, which was a very strong religous group of people. Even though john knox failed to start this new england church in scotland, it was very brave of him. but good job on your essay camden, i really enjoyed reading it and learned a little from it as well. good job camden!
ReplyDeleteto emma delaine, great job on your essay about Sir Fowell Buxton. I think it was a great choice, and i learned a whole lot about it from it as well. but great job emma, i really liked it!
ReplyDeleteThis week I’m going to be writing on Hugh Latimer. Which part of them movement to establish Protestantism in England during the English Reformation. He is known as the English theologian who was asked by King Henry VIII to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, but refused. He was later named the royal chaplain by the king, and in 1535, became bishop of Worcester.
ReplyDeleteLatimer resigned as bishop in 1539 because he disagreed with Henery’s Six Articles (a document
Roman Catholic doctrine and practice.) He being a Protestant he couldn’t preach these things.
But again in 1547, he was offered a position to preach when Edward VI came to power. He was
popular for his views on religious abuses and social problems. He was also known for his views
on rights of the poor. His life ended when on 16 October 1555, Queen Mary burned him at the
stake along with Nicholas Ridley and other Protestant leaders.
I randomly click on one of the articles and when I read the first line it talked about the “Council of Trent partly”. Since I don’t know anything about it, I decided to do my essay on it. I don’t think Mr Akers has mentioned it in class and it caught my attention.
ReplyDeleteThe council of Trent was one of the most important party in the 16th century. It was part of the Roman Catholic Church. The people who were part of the council met in a place called Tent. They had really long sessions.
The council issued condemnations on what it defined as Protestant heresies and defined Church teachings in the areas of Scripture and Tradition, Original Sin, Justification, Sacraments, the Eucharist in Holy Mass and the veneration of saints. It issued numerous reform decrees.
If I was living at the period of the Reformation, I don’t know if I will be a big Reformer, I don’t know if I will do big speeches on the Church, I don’t know if I will be leader of big manifestations, I don’t know if I will go see the Queen or the King, the pope or a simple priest, but I know I will be fighting for what is right, I will be fighting for God’s Word, I will be fighting for what is true. Even if death was close to most of the people against the church, they were fighting for something that they knew was true. God ask us to give our life for Him and that we will be reward in heaven if we do so. I prefer having a life with “fear” all the time, but knowing that God has something better for me and for everybody else that follows Him.
I decided to look at the Reformation from the viewpoint of Paul III. He lived from 1468 to 1549 and was elected to the position of Pope in 1534. He could be called a “prince” of the Renaissance, but was thoroughly dedicated to religious matters. His reign as Pope lasted during the period of Roman shift from the Renaissance to the “Counter Reformation” and emphasized the importance and power of his prominent family. He chose knowledgeable and learned (in religious matters) men to accompany him in ruling. These men served as the cardinals. He promoted the Jesuit movement. One defining moment for Paul III was the Council of Trent. This council defined and determined some of the main teachings and doctrines set in the church. Some of these doctrines have affected the church into the 21st century. If I lived during the Reformation, I most likely would not have acted as they did. They took very drastic measures to emphasize their beliefs and get them established. I belief in standing up for what we know to be true, but must do it in a way that is in agreement with the Word of God. Would I be willing to face the resistance for my beliefs? That is a hard question to answer. I think we must always stand for truth, no matter what comes before us, but we must do it in a reasonable manner.
ReplyDeleteMy sources were...
http://worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar565980
http://worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar418021&st=reformation
Eileen, Your essay about Tyndale was really good! It is amazing to think that these men risked their lives to get the Word of God available to everyone. It makes me wander about what I would do if I lived in that time when the Bible was not available. We would have to live our lives and put our eternal life in the possession and control of the church. They exhibited such courage and faith in the only thing they knew to proclaim what they knew to be true. They lived the example for us all.
ReplyDeleteEmma, reading about people like Thomas Fowell Buxton puts our problems and ambitions into perspective. They campaigned and fought for the causes they had a passion for. We need to be able to fight and stand up for what we believe in, no matter who or what stands in our way. Our integrity is what will make us strong, so we must work towards being our best.
I am going to write about John Calvin (1509-1564), because I don’t know much about, although he was a really important person in the Reformation.
ReplyDeleteCalvin was born on July 10, 1509 in Noyon, France. He was a very educated man, learned in Paris, Orleans and Bourges and after his father’s dead in 1531, he studied Greek and Latin at the University of Paris. His father was a lawyer for the Roman Catholic Church. 1533 he declares his self as a Protestant and moves 1534 in Basel, Switzerland. There he published a first edition of his book “Institutes of the Christian Religion” (1536). In 1536 he becomes the leader of Geneva’s first group of Protestant pastors. Because of their strict doctrines they got banished. Later Calvin becomes Pastor. He was one of the chief leaders of the Protestant Reformation. He had a brilliant mind, powerful preaching, and that made him a dominant figure of the Reformation. He had big influence in Switzerland, England, Scotland and colonial North America.
I don’t know if I would be brave enough to act like the Reformers did. They had a lot of enemies and it was dangerous for your own live when you were a reformer. Now it is easy to say that I would have participated in the Reformation. I think it is the same with the martyrs back there and. The only difference is that this time more people have the same opinion and the movement is bigger.
Works cited:
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar088900&st=reformation
I decided to do my essay on the Treaty of Edinburgh. I have always had an interest in the culture and history of Scotland. Now the Treaty of Edinburgh, which is sometimes referred to as the Treaty of Leith (for a port that was the scene of a lot of fighting), ended the Civil war in Scotland between the Scottish Protestants and Scottish Roman Catholics whom were being supported by France. This war took place between 1558 to 1560 and ended in the Protestants replacing Roman Catholicism as the national Religion of Scotland.
ReplyDeleteDuring this civil war many of the Scottish nobles that supported the Protestant reformers took up the responsibility of sending in their personal soldiers to fight and in some cases even fight themselves on the battlefield. They even invited English troops to help them as well.
The Treaty required that the English and French stay away from Scotland and not interfere with Scottish affairs, and that Scotland must create a Scottish parliament. Also the French recognized Elizabeth I as the rightful queen of England.
If I was alive back in this time period I would have followed the plans that the reformers set. They fought for what they believed in and I would have gladly fought alongside them. If we don’t stand up for what we believe in and don’t fight for it, why do we care about it in the first place? I think that if you truly believe in something you would work to achieve that goal. I you won’t fight for it then you obviously don’t care for it much.
I chose to write about Hugh Latimer who was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, Bishop of Worcester before he become a leader of the English Reformation,.Aabout movement to establish Protestantism in England. received theMaster of Arts degree in April 1514 he continued with theological studies and received the Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1524. He asked by King Henry VIII for support in the king's attempt his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. n 1535, he was appointed Bishop of Worcester, in succession to an Italian absentee, and promoted reformed teachings and iconoclasm in his diocese. During the reign of Henry's son Edward VI, he was restored to favour as the English church moved in a more Protestant direction . The deaths of Latimer, Ridley and later Cranmer now known as the Oxford Martyrs are commemorated in Oxford by the Victorian Martyrs' Memorial.
ReplyDeleteI wrote about him because its really interesting that he just like a guy that asked by many kings for his supporting and he was one of the leader os reformation .
William Tyndale was an early English leader of the Reformation. He was born in Gloucestershire and studied studied at Oxford and Cambridge from 1510 to 1521 to become an ordained priest. Martin Luther apparently had a strong influence on William’s life. Most people know him as the man who translated the Bible to English from Hebrew and Greek. His goal was to make the scriptures widely available, which in my opinion, was a fantastic goal that I will forever be grateful for. Unfortunately, he faced some trials and could not get it published in England. He left England in 1524 and sought to publish the Bible in Germany, which turned our splendidly because he also had opportunities to smuggle the Bible back into England. The Catholic Church executed him on October 6, 1536 in Belgium for being a Protestant heretic.
ReplyDeleteI like to think that I would have the strength and perseverance to embark on a mission such as the one William did. I’m not the type of person who likes conflict. I would much prefer to close it all inside of me and let my wounds fade over time. For me, that is the easiest way. I would not be one of the people participating in the violent aspect of the Reformation, that’s for sure. I suppose I would do my best to promote my views and beliefs in a peaceful way.
Private Elijah,
ReplyDeleteI think your essay was very interesting and I learned a couple of new things from it. For example that it was during the Reformation when ministers were suddenly allowed to marry, and also that women started to grow more independent and started to get more rights.
I admire your strong will and courage you would have acted with during the Reformation, and although I am independent as well, I would have probably not had the courage to do something about it.
Abbie,
Good job on your essay! I didn’t know anything about William Tynsdale before and I learned that he was a Reformer in England who translated the Bible into English. I think that people like that must have been convinced that what they did was for the better, because most people who acted against Catholicism were persecuted or even executed. I would have been scared to death, but all the more I am grateful for brave men like Tynsdale whom we owe today’s Bible translations.
Stella, thank you for your report on Thomas Cromwell. Sometimes it's hard to read people in history. With Thomas Cromwell your not sure if he was an opportunist. You can't tell if he was devoted to his country, the king or himself.
ReplyDeleteCromwell being an assistant to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was probably stretching his reign of power even more, I'm curios about his belief systems. The politics of Henry VIII is very interesting. It seems that he was able to navigate to get a new wife every so often, but had tremendous difficulty getting certain bills passed. Maybe if Cromwell would have helped him with his bills instead of the wives, he could have saved himself a beheading!
Emma Delaine, thank you for sharing about Thomas Fowell Buxton. We can't understand the stronghold of slavery that was on the world at this time. The fact that he worked in the House of Commons and then to the root of the problem in Africa is amazing.Good job!
Abbie,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your report; I believe William did a great job on reaching his goal of making the scriptures widely known. Just imagine if the majority of people today set goals for ourselves such as Mr. Tyndale did. If we had our mind set on reaching our goals, the world would be so much different than it is today. God had a reason for not letting his Bible be translated in England. Although that was a trial for him, many great things came out of it. Just like the Bible says, All things work together for good to those who love God.
This week I have chosen to write about the Anabaptists. I briefly mentioned this sect of Christianity in a previous homework regarding the Amish community and where their beliefs had descended from.
ReplyDeleteAnabaptist.
prefix, ana: again, twice
Anabaptist, therefore, literally means one who baptizes again; that meaning refers to the people who were baptized as infants, but later adopted the idea of "believer's baptism", and then were baptized again as adults. The culture began when the Anabaptists revolted against the Catholic Church, fueled by their belief in Jesus Christ and adult baptism. The early Anabaptists were often viewed as "Radical Reformers". Among those reformers, Menno Simons's teachings led to the formation of the Mennonists, who today are known as Mennonites.
Anabaptists encouraged that aspirers make their own confessions of faith, denying baptism as infants. This act resulted in much persecution from both Roman Catholics and other Protestants throughout the 16th century and into the 17th.
The Anabaptist’s three, very unique beliefs were:
(1) Believer's Baptism The Anabaptists held that a person must first believe the gospel before he could be accepted into the
Church with the sign of water baptism. This is in accordance with the teachings of their Lord Jesus who placed believing ahead of baptism.
(2) Pacifism The Anabaptists held that one could not obtain or protect his rights by the use of force.
This is in accordance with the teachings of their Lord Jesus who commanded his followers not to resist an evil man.
(3) Community of Goods The Anabaptists held that one could not have private property but must share all his goods in common with Christ's
brothers and sisters. This is in accordance with the teachings of their Lord Jesus who said that no one could be his followers unless
they gave up all of their possessions
From http://www.anabaptistchurch.org I found that:
“The Anabaptists taught, like Jesus did, that the way to the Kingdom of God is on a narrow path. Each of the three unique Anabaptist beliefs make the path narrower. Today the first one, Believer's Baptism, is widely held by many Christian religions, not just the Anabaptists. Believer's baptism makes the path narrower, but not too narrow. The second belief, Pacifism, is held by some Christian religions or segments of various Christian religions in addition to the Anabaptists. Pacifism really narrows the path to the Kingdom of God, few are willing to accept it. The third belief, Community of Goods, is held mainly by the Hutterian Brethren Church (which began in 1528). Community of goods makes the path way too narrow for most people.”
works cited:
http://www.anabaptistchurch.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabaptist
http://worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar019740&st=reformation
Paco,
ReplyDeleteI too am curious about Scotland. Great job on your report, it is very informative and I did learn a lot of stuff I didn’t know. I think it is great how you said “They fought for what they believed in and I would have gladly fought alongside them.” I think that is very courageous and honorable. I also definitely agree that if we don’t stand up for what we believe then why even believe it. Great job!!
Essay from Jerome,
ReplyDeletethis week I will talk about Girolamo Savonarola, because I don’t know much about him. He is the third reformer.
He lived between 1452 and 1498. He came from Florence, Italy and was
a monk who preached like "fire and brimstone". He also was a prophet and he had
the same message of repentance as John the Baptist. He attracted attention with
his criticism of the lifestyle of the ruling nobility and clergy.
1485 he was summoned by Lorenzo de Medici as prior of the monastery of Swould you act as the reformersan Marco in Florence.
Probably to keep him under control. But although he has contributed in large part for the expulsion of the Medici 1494th.
25. July 1492 he got to his full power because he predicted the date of death of Pope Innocent VIII correctly.
Later on he was hanged and burnt in Piazza Signoria in Florence on 23 May 1498.
I think Savonarola was a very important person for the reformation, because in the beginning he
filled with zeal, piety, and selfsacrifice for the regenration of religious life.
I dont know that I would act like the reformers did, because actually I don't know much about it.
But i think I would act like the reformers did, because I like to change something. And i don't understand the catholics
why the pope can decide who is coming in hell or in heaven.
I think you you should come through your faith in heaven and if you dont have faith in hell.
I've decided to do my report over John Bunyan(1628-1688). He was a tinker, who was born and raised near Bedford, England. After he married his wife in 1648(or 1649), she led him to a nonconformist church. He began to preach there, and was recognized by the government. They jailed him for preaching without a license. They told him to say these seven words, "I will no longer preach in England", and if he did they would let him go. Though he refused, he was sure that him preaching there was apart of God's plan. So they threw him into Bedford Jail, which was sickening living conditions. It was a hard time; so often he got down and felt so close to saying those fateful seven words, but with daily encouragment from his loving wife he was able to remain steadfast, knowing that he was doing the right thing. He was prisoned for twelve whole years, doing that time he wrote The Pilgrams Progress, which has been translated to over one-hundred languages and read throughout the world. He wrote other religous works such as: Grace Abounding(1666); The Life and Death of Mr. Badman(1680); and The Holy War(1682).
ReplyDeleteWould I be able to act as the reformer did? I'm pretty sure if I was in that situation I would just say what they wanted me to with my figers crossed behind my back.
Would I be able to face the resistance? I would have given up while in prison on the first day.
References: Uh... I actually remembered this from Your Story Hour
Camden, i liked your essay and I thought it was a good idea to do it over John Knox. He seemed to be a very influencial person back in those days, and i think it was very brave of him to try and start a new pro england church for the country of england, in scotland, which was a very strong religous group of people. Even though he failed, it was still brave of him. I really enjoyed reading it and learned a little from it as well. stupendous job Camden!
ReplyDeleteLauren(my sweet pumpkin pie, whom I adore), I loved your essay over the Anababtists. It was long, well put together, and informational. Amazing as usual Lauren! =)
Stella,
ReplyDeleteyour person you described was, really interessting. I think he was a really good adviser for the King. He helped him to get divorced, which was not allowed in the Catholic church. But still he helped the King to get his way. Thomas Cromwell, was a really important person in the Reformation he gave the king the advise to establish a indipendent church, which was the beginning of reformation.
I agree, in what you said about Martin Luther and John Calvin, if they woudn't have been that strong in faith and belief, there would probably be a completly different Church today. So, really we should be happy about, what people did for us. Good job, keep up your good work!
Private Elijah,
good essay. If I were one of the women without rights in the past, I would also be trying to fight as much for equal rights as I think every other woman. But, I also think that the time, was hard and really horrible, for people who tried to chnage things like that.
Good essay, keep up ypur work.
@Willus:
ReplyDeleteI really liked reading your essay. It wasn't so long and easy to read. I think that guy is just incredidble I mean he only has to say 7 words to be free but he choses to don't and to go for jail for it. Thats just unbelieveble and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't do it either. I never heard from that guy before so I learned a lot. Really good job!!
@Paco:
Good job on your essay. I learned a lot from it and think the story is really interesting. I like they way you write your essay and that it isn't so complicated and long. I also understand your opinion about if we would act like them too. Good job!!
Abbie,
ReplyDeleteI liked your essay. William Tyndale was a great man that indeed went through many troubles to do what he did. He had to have great strength to be able to keep trying to get the Bible published in English. He even left not only his home town but also his home country. In the end he did make a huge difference since he was able to publish it in Germany and even smuggle some back into England. Now I love how you say you will promote you ideals in a peaceful manner. Not all things have to be promoted by blood and violence. Sometimes the best way to get things done is to just sit down peacefully and talk about it. I can totally see you doing this and making a huge difference in your own way.
Stella,
Great essay! It was really informative. I’m curious about the affairs of Scotland, so I found your essay very interesting. I also love how you are honest in saying you would like to act in that way but how the fear might take over you. It would be a very hard decision to make and I respect that you aren’t making assumptions that you would go straight for it.
Paco, I would like to inform you that your essay was quite good. It was very informative. I almost did my essay on the Trinity of Edinburgh, but decided against it although I can’t remember why. I noticed how you said that Scottish nobles sent personal soldiers to fight, sometimes even amongst themselves. Why would they do that? I think you should elaborate.
ReplyDeleteSimon, good job on your essay. I learned a lot about John Calvin. I think it was funny that his dad was a lawyer for the Roman Catholic Church and John ended up a Protestant. I wonder if John learned some tact when he was around his father and carried it into the Reformation with him. I can understand how you would participate in the Reformation, but not be a Reformer. I imagine many people were watching from the side lines, formulating their opinions and then leaving them to the bold people back then.
Eileen, Great Essay! I have never heard of Tyndale William before. His story is very interesting. I think the most interesting part is that he was friend with Martin Luther. And he was part of the church. The people that were part of the reformation are most of the time part of the church. It’s pretty interesting that they want others to know the truth and get themselves killed for that. They could just keep it for them and live a good life with money and the support of the church instead of always living in fear and having to hide yourself to live. Again, great essay!!
ReplyDeleteNang, Great essay! Hugh Latimer looks like someone great. Like I said before, he was also part of the church which is very interesting. Really liked knowing more about this man and what he did to change our world today. Again, great essay!
Lauren ,
ReplyDeleteGreat essay ! you did a really good job on your essay .You gave me good information about Anabaptist and I'm pretty i knew quiet a bit about this before I read your essay think and your essay is very interesting. “ Anabaptists encouraged that aspirers make their own confessions of faith, denying baptism as infants. This act resulted in much persecution from both Roman Catholics and other Protestants “ and there were The Anabaptist’s three .Good job !!
Stella ,
Great Job ! wrote about Thomas Cromwell and i agreed with you that It was a really rough reformation .and I wouldn’t want to be in those time period .and I like that you said churches being very different without people like them . I agreed with that too .Good essay stella !
I have chosen the Augsburg Confession because every day I hear things about Martin Luther in History class. We hear that he would rather take communion with the Catholic Church then John Calvin. But why? Some of us know what he believes, but I don’t. And this seems like a great way of finding out. This confession was written in 1530 for Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor. The reason it was for Charles V is because the Lutherans wanted to show that they supported the historic tradition of the Christian church. And through this, Philipp Melanchthon, Luther’s right hand in starting and leading the Protestant Reformation, wrote the Augsburg Confession. This Confession was a work filled with Martin Luther’s beliefs and his teachings. Unfortunately, Charles V did not accept this document. Over the years they tried to dull it down and the conservative Lutherans did not accept it. Today Many Lutherans live by and is the basic statement of faith for the Lutheran church. If I lived in the era of the reformation, I would like to think that I would have acted out against the Catholic Church. I would like to think that I would have been part of that, and act as the reformers did. As for the powerful resistance of the promotion of the Reformation, sometimes I think of myself like one of those powerful people like Martin Luther who completely change the world that we live in now. I think if I lived then, I would definitely have some kind of fire burrowing inside of me for change. I would like to think that I wouldn’t be blind to the perverseness of some of the leaders of the church and even the government. But then again, I might have been some pore farmer girl. I wouldn’t have time to fight for that. But no matter what I would be doing, I would have a fire. Ya, that’s what I think.
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ReplyDeleteI Loved your essay, and your honesty. John Bunyan went through hell for the cause of the Lord. He went to the lowliest place and God used him in that state! Woww, that’s a perfect story that even though we might be broken and the world seems that it’s overtaken us that the Lord can rise from our ashes and kick some devil booty. Sometimes I would like to think that I wouldn’t break when people are torturing me and telling me to stop preaching or to deny Christ. I like to think of myself as strong and mighty, but then my pride is just getting in the way. I know that I could never go through anything like that without the Lord, I wouldn’t be able to let them torture me and I not deny Abba without the King to be there with me during it. I wouldn’t be able to. But I lovee your honesty, and sometimes we have got to say what we will truly do instead of being proud and thinking that were mighty. Mighty little field mice. Pride is a sick thing that gets in the way of letting us love the Lord. I definitely don’t want pride. And I don’t want my might to be of myself, but of the Lord. Great essay lovee, it was great.(:
Jerome,
Great essay.
This week for my essay about the Reformation I choose to write about John Calvin. John Calvin was one of the chief leaders of the Protestant Reformation. John Calvin lived from fifteen -o- nine to fifteen – sixty four. John Calvin was born in Noyon France. On July 10,1509. His father was a lawyer for the Roman Catholic church it doesn’t mention nothing about his mom. John Calvin studied Greek and Latin at the University of Paris after his fathers death. John Calvin declared himself a protestant in 1533. John Calvin published his first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion when he settled in Basel Switzerland. The book sets has John Calvins basic ideas on religion and is a masterpiece of Reformation. John Calvin became pastor of a French refugee Protestant church in Strasbourg Germany. He was deeply influenced by the older German Protestant leaders of Strasbourg, for example Martin Bucer. Calvin adapted to Bucer's ideas on church government and worship. John Calvin died on May 27, 1564. He was looked up to by many people and also learned a lot of valuable things in his life. No I wasn’t living in that time but yes I think I would have acted like the Reformers did.
ReplyDeleteSimon I really liked your essay. You like me wrote your essay about John Calvin. I really like how you wrote your essay and I defiantly agree with you I am not so sure I would be brave enough to do what the Reformers did either. I agree it was dangerous and I am pretty sure I would have been as brave as all of the other people. All in all I really liked your essay and it was very nice
ReplyDeletePrivate Elijah I really liked your essay also it was very detailed and well said. I agree with the women having more rights thing I like you am very independent so I agree with you big time on that one. I defiantly thing men and women should be equal to everyone in everything that they do no matter what it is. All in all your essay was very nice and I agree with it all.
ReplyDeleteThis week I'm doing my essay on the Scottish reformer John Knox. John Knox was born near Haddington, which is located east of Edinburgh. There isn't much known about him except he may have attended the University of St. Andrews, and in 1536 he became a Catholic priest. In the early 1540's Knox became a follower of the Protestant reformer George Wishart. In 1546, Wishart was arrested by the order of Cardinal Beaton of St. Andrews and was burned at the stake by charge of heresy. As revenge some of the Protestants assassinated the cardinal and seized the castle of St. Andrews. In 1549 the government of England obtained the release of Knox and his associates. The government of England wanted them to built a pro-English protestant party in Scotland, but the pro-French Catholics in Scotland were to strong so he went England to minister. After Queen Mary died in 1558 her successor Queen Elizabeth restore England's independent state religion. Knox arrived in Scotland in 1559; the English government helped him and his associates establish Protestantism as Scotland's national religion. Under the leadership of Knox, the Scottish Parliament established a new Reformed Protestant church in 1560. I think I would act some what like the reformers did because I don't agree much with Catholicism; I would face the Renaissance for the truth of the gospel.
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ReplyDeleteI liked your essay very short and to the point. You told me some stuff about John Calvin that I didn't know before. I would have liked to know more about John Calvin's parents though. I can't believe the website didn't mention nothin about John Calvin's mom. I also didn't know John Calvin was influence by so many important people. great essay!
Willus,
ReplyDeleteAwesome essay, very descriptive over the life of John Bunyan. I learned a lot from your essay from John Bunyan that i had no idea about before, like I didn't know they told him to say those seven words and they would let him go. That's really cool how he stood up for his faith like that, and how his family supported him the whole way. Great essay!
http://worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar019740&st=reformation/Knox, John.
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ReplyDeleteChristian,
I really enjoyed your essay it was very entertaining and well written. And in the very end of your essay you said that you would fight the king for your religion and frankly I agree completely like I would do the exact same thing. So very good job!!
Megan,
Your essay was great and it was extremely easy for me to understand like I got it all and in the process i learned a whole lot about john Calvin. Although I did notice as well that there wasn’t hardly any information about his mother and I would have liked to know more about her. But anyways you did a great job :)
Charity,
After reading your essay I can truthfully say I have learned a lot. And it was so very well worded and very easy for me to grasp the concept of it all. I really had a good time reading all of it and it held my interest all the way through.
An aspect of the reformation I didn't know a whole lot about was about the reformer, John Colet. John Colet was an English reformer Born to Sir Henry Colet around 1467. He went to college at Oxford then studied in Paris and Italy. Later he was prebendary, dean, cardinal and champlain to King Henry VIII. He believed that the scripture shoud be taken literally and that they should be made easy for the masses to read them. John Colet died on September 10th 1519.
ReplyDeleteIf I were living in that era yes I would likely have acted that way. They were standing up for what they believed to be right. Much of what the Catholic church was doing was wrong and they wanted it fixed and wanted things to be done right. If I was a commoner and not allowed to see the scripture myself but have to take a corrupt man's word for it I would definitely be wanting reform. I would want to see The Word for myself and I'm so thankful that I can.
Would I be able to face the powerful resistance? Hmm this is a tough question. To be perfectly honest I am not sure. I want to say I would. When I see something that I see as truth and it is being ignored I want to stand up for it and I do So I do believe that With God's help and surrounding Christians believing like me I would be able to stand agaist the resistance.
Works Cited:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/john-colet.html
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar724427&st=reformation
Lauren, great essay! It was like really long! and covered a lot of information i didnt know about from class. Great job! I didnt know about all their views and beliefs.
ReplyDeleteBilly tha squid... Interesting essay I always like to learn about Scottish and Irish aspect of the reformation and being that John Knox was a Scottish reformer I find him very intersting. I learned a good bit from your essay which i always enjoys so great job!
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ReplyDeletePaco, loved your essay! It had a lot of great information I didn't know about. The part of your essay that i really liked though was the part where you answered the question about following the plans the reformers set. You are right if we aren't willing to fight for our beliefs we don't deserve to carry them and say this is my belief. I wouldn't respect someone, or their beliefs, trying to tell me about their beliefs if they themselves didn't follow them or abandoned them every time things got difficult
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