HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Huldrych Zwingli, Schmalkaldic League, Indulgence
Document Summary
coming of a critique of the church. desire to return to the apostolic church stronger in the north. began to focus in on the idea of a simpler form of christianity. thomas more and erasmus attempt to restore something like the apostolic simplicity of christianity. weakened a tottering structure of the church. men like erasmus weakened the institutional roman church. weakened by not only events, but by the fact that it wasn"t meeting the spiritual needs of urban townsmen. wanted new forms of comfort, things to get through the night, however" church was not providing this. erasmus prompted people to question their faith, setting the prelude to martin. during the period of the schism a large number of christians did not know whom to follow, decided to approach god more individually amounting to heretical sects led by charismatic leaders. idea that the individual could approach god directly becomes widespread.
