HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Purgatory, Church Fathers, Papal Supremacy
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& seminar 3 - the age of dissent and division (1500-1600) > believed in the renewal of christian piety through the study of christian literature, the bible and church fathers. > the colloquies were satires written as popular texts to inspire good christian conduct. Two characters, polyphemus and cannius discuss the gospels and the qualities that good christians have. Polyphemus walks around with a book of the gospels which cannius denounces as hypocrisy since polyphemus does not present the morals and actions of a good. Cannius informs polyphemus that not everyone who carries the gospel is devout, they have to love the gospel in their hearts. To prove whether polyphemus is devout, cannius asks him what he would do if someone hit him hard; polyphemus says he would break his neck. Cannius asks if he fasts; polyphemus says he would except his belly tells him to eat.
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