HIST 1003 Chapter : Lesson 1&2 8/28-9/2
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How did the great tradition come to include: various forms of christianity, an early form of religious toleration, moves toward a secular world view even in the midst of a religious revival, (secularization & p. r. o from persia ) Commonly held beliefs: a. providentialism: nothing happens by accident. Evil and natural disasters are the result of human actions (sin). Disasters are a sign of divine wrath punishing those actions. (jonah and the whale) Good things are due to the intervention of the. Saints etc. and god"s general grace : b. contractualism: the belief that ypu can make a. The church"s authority was questioned 12 things in the text including: 1. Theological disagreements (thomists, platonists, nominalists, humanists, heretics: authority: willing obedience to a person or institution recognized as having the right to rule or say what is true , b. The elites were concerned about the behavior of the urban poor (riots, attacks, rebellion)
