PSYCH 339 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Altar Server, Ninety-Five Theses, Purgatory
3 May 2019
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Imitate sufferings of christ, by now longer needed earthly things or reach salvation: 1510 offered escape on mission to rome special pilgrimage; center of catholic church, height of renaissance. Judges couldn"t come to a unanimous conclusion about luther"s punishment luther was snatched up and hidden away from agents of the pope: torrent of reform (protestantism) was unstoppable. Martin luther"s story shows the possibility of standing up to a large institution that has been the way for a long time and being able to express one"s ideas and thoughts. He grew up in the church and other his life as he grew and gained education his thoughts and ideas surrounding the church evolved. His pilgrimage to rome was a pivotal part in his learning and growing to oppose what the church stood for. The institution took advantage of people"s yearning to earn salvation.
