15 Flashcards
When was christianity largely limited to europe
Mordern era
In 1500 where did christdom stretch from
Spain to England and west Russia
What began in 1517 When priest Martin Luther publicly invited debate about the various abuses within the Roman catholic church selling indulgences, corruption, immortality of some
The reformation
Who is Martin Luther
Talked about the new understandings to salvation, only through faith alone. Faith as a free gift
What was religious authority to luther
It was not the teachings of the church, the Bible loan interpreted according to its owns conscience. Luther provoked massive schism, and social tensions as well as religious differences.
What happened with the invention of the printing press
Reformation thinking speed quickly within and beyond germany
What was the 30 year war
A Catholic protestant struggle that began in the holy Roman empire but eventually engulfed most of Europe. Destructive for 15 to 30% German population died
What was the Catholic Church set about
Correcting abuses and corruption such as emphasis and educating priests and supervision by bishops. Also crack down on descendants which included center set of books, phones, exile, penitence and occasionally burning heretic
What were new england puritans
Planted a distant protestant version of Christianity in North America with an emphasis on education, Moral Purity, and a little tolerance for competing faiths.
What did Christianity represent
Major cultural transition in Latin America
What happen when China encountered Christianity between the 16th and the 18th century
There was no political independence or cultural integrity threatened by European missionaries
China
Strong, independent and confident. Europeans need permission of Chinese authority to operate
How were jesuits respectful of Chinese confidence
Pointing out the parallels between Confucianism and Christianity
What did the forms of religious of ideas and practices do
Accompanied slaves to the Americas found a place in the Africanized versions of Christianity
Syncretic
Religious such as vudou in Haiti,santeria in cuba, candombe and macumba in brazil persisted