HIST1601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fide, Ninety-Five Theses, Francis Xavier
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The reformation 1517-1648: reflects how it was widely believed that god had created the world and continued to take interest in it. They could look to the saints, or take their questions to church. During the renaissance, some turned to art: protestant reformation of 16th century changed christianity forever. Led to emergence of the protestant denominations that exist today. Shift of power from the church to emerging nation states. See religious debates and conflicts as kind of code or language for clashes over political power and economic resources: the protestant reformation. Council of trent (1545-63: the thirty years war. Week 4 lecture: 1510: sent to rome by superiors at height of renaissance. Overwhelmed by city and mix of money and religion, funded by monasteries and payment for various religious services: disgusted by profiteering by the church and their promise of eternal happiness in heaven for financial gain.
