HIST 2070 Study Guide - Final Guide: Freethought, He Whom God Shall Make Manifest, Canadian Studies
4 Sep 2013
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Hist 2070 de world religions in historical perspective. Identify and state the historical significance of the following: Martin luther was a monk, a priest, and a lecturer; he also began the protestant reformation with publication of the ninety-five theses in 1517, which he had posted on the door of the university of wittenberg s chapel. These theses criticized and attacked the church s sale of indulgences and explained the fundamentals of justice by grace alone. This post of the ninety- five theses marked the beginning of rationalism, individualism and reading (modernity) in the. The ruler of germany, at the time, enjoyed the idea of a reformation in the church so that he would be able to govern christianity and religion as a whole within his own borders. This transformed christianity in the western world from a mainly physical experience to a literal culture. Shi a is one of the two sects of the religion islam; there is also sunni islam.
