HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Ignatius Of Loyola, Calvinism, Individual And Group Rights
Document Summary
Individual rights, rights of citizens - can be superseded by rulers of state. Power of state can and should be used to control citizens: actions, beliefs. Machiavelli: nothing should stand between the needs of the state. Roman church - lost much revenue b/c of luther. To enable complete adherence by those loyal = reorganized itself as centralized power to undo. Create new idea of church approved by a council that had authority to redefine the faith, dis- cussed issues of church - done in council of trent (1545-1563) Traditions & teachings = had a role to play (couldn"t use scripture alone) Artists were called to beautify the churches => on way to heaven. Role of pope = redefined and recognized. 1542- roman inquisition: make sure people believe the right stuff and those who don"t believe it - shut up. Centralized: who was to be rejected, who was accepted (sometimes burn heretics) Result of reformation: books had to be approved.
