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Do Now:. Grab today’s Agenda 2:1 ( Weebly or Out Box). On a separate sheet of paper (or word document), answer the following question: What role did religion play in the lives of the people in Europe? Discuss at least 3. Objective: The Church and the Renaissance. WHII.3a
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Do Now: Grab today’s Agenda 2:1 (Weebly or Out Box). On a separate sheet of paper (or word document), answer the following question: What role did religion play in the lives of the people in Europe? Discuss at least 3.
Objective:The Church and the Renaissance WHII.3a TSWDK of the Reformation in terms of its impact on Western civilization by explaining the effects of the theological, political, and economic differences that emerged, including the views and actions of Martin Luther, John Calvin, Henry VIII, and Elizabeth I.
The Church and the Renaissance • The Church • The Renaissance
The Church • For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church had little competition in religious thought and action. • What were the problems and issues that provoked religious reforms in Western Christianity?
Power • By the start of the 16th century, the Church was very powerful.
Power • By the start of the 16th century, the Church was very powerful. • Completely relied on the church to get into heaven. • What would happen if the Pope and the Catholic Church were no longer the center of life? Would the people know how to be religious? What would happen to the power of the Church?
Life and Death • Life and death was thoroughly entrenched in the church, especially if you wanted to go to heaven and attain salvation.
Life and Death • Life and death was thoroughly entrenched in the church, especially if you wanted to go to heaven and attain salvation. • Baptism
Life and Death • Life and death was thoroughly entrenched in the church, especially if you wanted to go to heaven and attain salvation. • Baptism • Marriage
Life and Death • Life and death was thoroughly entrenched in the church, especially if you wanted to go to heaven and attain salvation. • Baptism • Marriage • Burial
Life and Death • Life and death was thoroughly entrenched in the church, especially if you wanted to go to heaven and attain salvation. • Baptism • Marriage • Burial • Charity
Life and Death • Life and death was thoroughly entrenched in the church, especially if you wanted to go to heaven and attain salvation. • Baptism • Marriage • Burial • Charity • Business
Life and Death • The Church was everywhere. What would happen if the Church did not control every aspect of life? What would happen to the life and death of the people?
Italian Domination • The Vatican, in Rome, Italy, was the center of Catholic Church.
Italian Domination • The Vatican, in Rome, Italy, was the center of Catholic Church. • Gorgeous!
Italian Domination • The Vatican, in Rome, Italy, was the center of Catholic Church. • Gorgeous! • So where did the money go?
Italian Domination • The Vatican, in Rome, Italy, was the center of Catholic Church. • Gorgeous! • So where did the money go? The Italians! • What would happen if the Pope was no longer the center of religious life? What would happen to Italian domination? What would happen to the money?
Power and Wealth • Church was powerful. No alternative!
Power and Wealth • Church was powerful. No alternative! • Heresy = ?
Power and Wealth • Church was powerful. No alternative! • Heresy = any opinions or doctrines at odds with the official position.
Power and Wealth • Church was powerful. No alternative! • Heresy = any opinions or doctrines at odds with the official position. (Burned at the stake.)
Power and Wealth • Church was powerful. No alternative! • Heresy = any opinions or doctrines at odds with the official position. (Burned at the stake.) • Other sources of revenue:
Power and Wealth • Church was powerful. No alternative! • Heresy = any opinions or doctrines at odds with the official position. (Burned at the stake.) • Other sources of revenue: • Relics
Power and Wealth • Church was powerful. No alternative! • Heresy = any opinions or doctrines at odds with the official position. (Burned at the stake.) • Other sources of revenue: • Relics • Pilgrimages
Power and Wealth • Church was powerful. No alternative! • Heresy = any opinions or doctrines at odds with the official position. (Burned at the stake.) • Other sources of revenue: • Relics • Pilgrimages • Indulgences
Power and Wealth • Church was powerful. No alternative! • Heresy = any opinions or doctrines at odds with the official position. (Burned at the stake.) • Other sources of revenue: • Relics • Pilgrimages • Indulgences • Lots of land!! 1/3 of Europe! • Any issues with any of this?
The Renaissance • Humanism • Humanists focus on studying the source of things in order to truly understand them.
The Renaissance • Humanism • Humanists focus on studying the source of things in order to truly understand them. • Erasmus searched for the truth in things by looking at the source.
The Renaissance • Humanism • Humanists focus on studying the source of things in order to truly understand them. • Erasmus searched for the truth in things by looking at the source. • Religion • By the 16th century, Christian humanists sought to apply this new style of scholarship to the study of scriptures in their original language and to return to the first principles of their religion.
Conclusion: Conflicts that Challenged the Authority of the Church in Rome • Merchant wealth challenged the Church’s view of usury
Conclusion: Conflicts that Challenged the Authority of the Church in Rome • Merchant wealth challenged the Church’s view of usury • German and English nobility disliked Italian domination of the Church
Conclusion: Conflicts that Challenged the Authority of the Church in Rome • Merchant wealth challenged the Church’s view of usury • German and English nobility disliked Italian domination of the Church • The Church’s great political power and wealth caused conflict
Conclusion: Conflicts that Challenged the Authority of the Church in Rome • Merchant wealth challenged the Church’s view of usury • German and English nobility disliked Italian domination of the Church • The Church’s great political power and wealth caused conflict • Church corruption and the sale of indulgences were widespread and cause conflict
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