E 315P Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fide, Indulgence, Sola Scriptura
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Lots of war during chaucer"s time - coming out of out of that during. Culture is reborn because of return to classical traditions. Early modern culture - changes in religion, science, philosophy, politics, and social order. Politics - in elizabeth - civil war - war of the roses. Under elizabeth - many published works under her. Religion - reformation - break between christianity - protestantism and branches. Science and philosophy - new understanding of earth and sun. Social order - more literature focused in london and other cities; movement among classes. Humanism - form of study - emphasizes secular, humane and religious texts. Question humanity, man"s world and motive - ideal forms - something we aspire to be that be self-fashioned - we work to create ourselves. Find balance of elements within a person. Martin luther - questions church indulgences, corruption and hierarchy. Henry viii wants divorce, church says no - conflict of church and government - both have power.
