HIS 1307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Vulgate, Schmalkaldic League, Hagia Sophia
24 Jan 2016
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Lecture #4 protestant reformation in the holy roman empire and the peace of augsburg. Charles v becomes holy roman emperor / leipzig debate. Selling of indulgences and saint peter"s basilica (1506-1526: artistic beauty, religion manipulation. Medieval period: unity behind rome: splinters during reformation, western christianity embraces renaissance. Pope: very strict hierarchy seen as earthly voice of christ: influence of renaissance, built to outdo hagia sofia which had just been converted into a mosque in ottoman empire. Pope is person who can give grace for those in purgatory to have less time. They use this idea to charge people for indulgences (helps fund building of vatican) Idea: you would be giving charity to the church anyways; just give a little more for indulgences and kill two birds with one stone (sort of) Martin luther: young theology professor and priest in wittenberg, 95 theses (oct. 31, 1517, studied latin vulgate to better understand original teachings.
