Today, around 95% of Armenians are Christian, and the country’s pious history can be traced back through some of its ancient sites and monuments. (Credit: Rodolfo Contreras) Continue reading Post ID 25613
- Tag Archives religion
-
-
AP 23.389 Counter Reformation – The Catholic Response
The Counter-Reformation (also the Catholic Revival or Catholic Reformation) was the period of Catholic resurgence beginning with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and ending at the close of the Thirty Years’ War (1648), and was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation.
Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.388 Crash Course – Reformation and Consequences
The Protestant Reformation didn’t exactly begin with Martin Luther, and it didn’t end with him either. Reformers and monarchs changed the ways that religious and state power were organized throughout the 16th and early 17th centuries. Jean Calvin in France and Switzerland, the Tudors in England, and the Hugenots in France also made major contributions to the Reformation.
-
AP 23.385 English Reformation – Queen Elizabeth I
(7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603)
Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor.
Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.383 English Reformation – Henry VIII (England)
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death. Henry was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father, Henry VII.
Henry VIII’s marital problems lead to a break with the Catholic Church and decades of conflict as England becomes a Protestant nation.
Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.379 Khan – The Protestant Reformation
Key Points:
– There was one form of Christianity in Western Europe before the Reformation (1517)
– The Reformation caused an explosion of different types of Christianity (Protestant denominations)
– Pope Leo X authorized the sale of indulgences to rebuild St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
– Church doctrine stated that good works and indulgences shortened time in Purgatory
– Johann Tetzel sold indulgences by giving the impression that salvation could be purchased
– Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses arguing primarily against the sale of indulgencesContinue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.372 Reformation – Martin Luther Sparks a Revolution
Martin Luther (November 10 , 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, a Catholic monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation in 16th-century Europe.
Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.368 Reformation – Protestants and Other Early Reformers
During the Protestant Reformation, religious reformers called protestants broke from the Catholic Church and started new Christian denominations (different versions of Christianity)
Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.177 Religious Schism – The Western Schism (2nd break)
Schism – a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
synonyms: division, split, rift, breach, rupture, break, separation, severance; chasm, gulf; discord, disagreement, dissensionBefore the Protestant Reformation
Western Schism (1378 to 1418) refers to a papal succession crisis that divided the Catholic church that lasted from 1378 to 1418.
Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.175 Religious Schism – Orthodox vs Roman (Christianity) The Great Schism of 1054
Schism – a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
synonyms: division, split, rift, breach, rupture, break, separation, severance; chasm, gulf; discord, disagreement, dissensionBefore the Protestant Reformation
The Great Schism of 1054 (also called East–West Schism) – event that led to the final separation between the Eastern Christian churches (led by the patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius) and the Western Roman Church (led by Pope Leo IX).
Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.172 Religion – The Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church is the oldest institution in the western world. It can trace its history back almost 2000 years.
Today there are more than a billion Catholics in the world, spread across all five continents with particular concentrations in southern Europe, the United States, the Philippines and the countries of Central and South America. What binds this diverse group of people together is their faith in Jesus Christ and their obedience to the papacy.
Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.171 Religion – Christianity
Who are Christians and What are the Branches of Christianity? CLICK HERE
Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.95 Jainism – What is it?
and how different is it from Buddhism? Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.92 Hindu Temples
Art and architecture of the Hindu temples of India. Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.84 Islamic Music (Moroccan)
Abdelsalam Al Hassani Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.80 Islam – Muslim Achievements: House of Wisdom (Baghdad)
A majestic library from past like none other…
The House of Wisdom (Arabic: بيت الحكمة; Bayt al-Hikma) was a major intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age. The House of Wisdom was founded by Caliph Harun al-Rashid (reigned 786–809) and culminated under his son al-Ma’mun (reigned 813–833) who is credited with its formal institution. Al-Ma’mun is also credited with bringing many well-known scholars to share information, ideas, and culture in the House of Wisdom. Based in Baghdad from the 9th to 13th centuries, many learned scholars including those of Jewish or Christian background were part of this research and educational institute.
Continue reading Post ID 25613
-
AP 23.78 Islam – Muslim Achievements: Robotics in Islam
Al-Jazarī (1136-1206), was a prominent medieval polymath: an scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, craftsman, artist, mathematician and astronomer from Diyarbakır, Turkey, who lived during the Middle Ages.
The hand-washing automaton with a flush mechanism Continue reading Post ID 25613
You must be logged in to post a comment.