Out of The Flames Out of The Flames, by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone, talks about the Protestant Reformation and historical figures, such as Michael Servetus, who stood up against the giant that was the Catholic Church. In the 1500s, the Catholic Church was very powerful and they controlled everything. Rebellious individuals used to come out with books against the Catholic Church. For example, Michael Servetus came out with a book called “The Errors of Trinity” which criticized the ideas of the Catholic Church. The punishment for standing up against the Catholic Church was very severe and often resulted in brutal death. These individuals cared more about their ideals than the consequences given for putting their rebellious rebellious ideas …show more content…
The Ninety-Five Theses criticized the practices of the Catholic Church, including the selling of indulgences. Leading up to the Protestant Reformation, advances in writing and book producing took place. Scribes used to write original books and make the copies by hand. Then, in the mid- 1450’s, Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press. He made this invention secretively, so no one knew his failures, or what he was thinking when he made it. He influenced bookmaking in other ways in addition to making the printing press. In the book, Out of the Flames by Lawrence and Nancy Golstone states, “ He not only created the design of the type, he invented the mold used to make the actual letters.”(15). The first mass produced book was the Bible which was translated from Latin to German. Then, in the 1480’s, a scholar named Aldus Manuitus, made books smaller and portable. Both of these inventions helped advance ideas and spread information across …show more content…
Like other people involved in the Protestant Reformation such as Martin Luther and John Calvin, Michael Servetus despised the Church’s ideals. At the age of 13, he worked for a friar named Juan de Quintana. With Quintana, he read and studied the entire Bible. He was frequently getting caught making books, so he was forced to flee and jump from city to city. He was essentially a fugitive of the Church. Since he was a wanted man, Servetus enrolled in the University of Paris under the name Michael de Villanueve. Another reformer, John Calvin despised Servetus, because his books were in competition with his. Servetus was eventually arrested in Geneva by John Calvin. After a court trial, Servetus was sentenced to death for committing heresy. However, other individuals such as William Olser, a physician, enjoyed Servetus’ writing. After the Reformation, people went searching for Servetus’ work. Later, people set up libraries containing Servetus’
The book "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park explores the life of Salva, an 11-year-old boy living in South Sudan, after he is displaced by the Sudanese Civil War. First, in 1985, Salva and his classmates are instructed to run into the bush to escape the gunfire that was heard not far from the school. Then, he joins a group of travelers who are walking away from the war in Sudan, but they abandon him in a barn one evening while he is still asleep. After spending a few days with the barn's owner, Salva is sent away with a different group of travelers, must of whom accept him grudgingly. The group walks for a month toward Ethiopia, and eventually they arrive to the Itang refugee camp in Ethiopia.
Never Give Up Never Back Down Forgotten Fire written by Adam Bagdasarian is a novel about the horrific events during the Armenian Genocide. Invictus written by William Ernest Henley is a poem that focuses on the human spirit and its ability to overcome adversity. In both writings, the authors address the reader about the hardships of life and how to conquer them. Within the two works, Forgotten Fire and Invictus, the authors, both show the importance of never giving up and never losing hope.
All But My Life, by Gerda Weissmann Klein, is an absolutely amazing autobiography. Gerda tells about her childhood and how she grows into an adult in many German labor camps. Gerda’s home town has been taken over by the Germans during the holocaust. Her wealthy jewish family is forced to live like slaves until they are separated and moved to different German camps. Gerda tells her story like the reader is there with her.
The Protestant Reformation was a movement that spread throughout Europe, in which started in 1517. The Reformation affected Europe politically and socially. Feelings leading up to the Reformation were very religious, and very much full of disrespect. In document 2, written by Martin Luther in the 95 Theses, many people were very bitter of the church’s idea of “the money box.
In the Protestant Reformation many reformists used different tactics, that evolved the Protestant reformation stand point in society. Martin Luther was one of the many who pioneered the movement and, thus allowing for they’re to be a voice for Protestants. While on the other hand reformist Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt followed similar paths as Luther, but he was not as successful. Thesis Statement: The different methods that Luther, Muntzer, and Karlstadt used to approach the Protestant Reformation will be a leading factor, of how well they progress individually on their paths to creating a new interpretation of what the Catholic Church once taught them.
People were unhappy with the way the clergy were treating their people and it was clear that corruption was throughout the Catholic church. The state of the Catholic church, while significant, was simply a backdrop for Martin Luther in his early life. Ironically, he was on the side of the Catholic church in his early life; he was “a university professor of theology and a member of the Catholic clergy,” (Dutton, 390). This close integration with the church made it surprising that he was the one to lead a religious reformation. However, it was his knowledge of scripture that made his message so
Before the printing press, when writing was done all by hand, it was a privilege to obtain written works. Due to this, “religious authorities pretty much had monopolistic control over written texts”4 which were all written in the holy language of Latin, further restricting access to the written word. After the printing press was introduced it was much easier to obtain a copy of religious writings such as the bible due to their vast accessibility and creation in vernacular, granting any people of any language the ability to read the bible. “[A]fter reading the bible, people formed new ideas about Christianity”5 aiding in the spread of Reformation as it “spread quickly both within and beyond
The Protestant Reformation had a huge impact in all Europe in the sixteen century, but which ones were the factors that lead to it? It is very important to highlight that the European Christianity was falling into a noticeable corruption of its popes and some other high position members. Robbery, and even warriors were among of some factors that took the Cristian Church to a declining path. One of these examples was the Pope Julius II, which one won the nickname “the warrior pope” because he led armies against people. Furthermore, the church was not the only factor promoting this reformation, some other social changes were occurring with the masses in Europe; many of the peasants were being free especially in the western Europe.
The Reformation was a time in Europe in the 1500s in which people questioned the beliefs of the Catholic Church. There were many changes made by the catholic church. The people that were responsible were Martin Luther, John Calvin and King Henry VIII. The Protestant Reformation of 16th century Europe was primarily the result of three men and their disagreements with the Catholic Church; Martin Luther, John Calvin, and King Henry VIII forever changed the religious landscape of Europe.
His Ninety-Five Theses, and refusal to retract them, earned him an excommunication and a status as an outlaw, in essence ejected from society and left, in the eyes of the church, unable to ascend to heaven post-mortem, from the pope and the emperor respectively. Backlash of papal authority against free-thinking individuals is relatively
The Protestant Reformation began with a movement made by a monk simply to criticize and challenge the actions of the Church. From the disapproval of selling indulgence to the demand of equality, multiple forces have sparked the inception of the Protestant Revolution. Martin Luther’s decision to take public stand against the Church was revolutionary to the society. A movement for religious reforms, known as the Protestant Reformation, was born. Luther’s beliefs were soon adopted by and appealed to every levels of society.
Johannes Gutenberg invented the first printing press in 1436. Before the printing press, carved inked wooden blocks were used to make an impression on paper. This was a highly time consuming process which resulted in only a few people having access to information. Due to the high cost and lack of availability, only the church and nobility owned books. When Gutenberg put his press to commercial use, he started producing thousands of books for the Church.
Reformation was an important consequence of the printing press however, an even better and more important consequence was Exploration. Exploration was clearly the most important consequence of the invention of the printing press. The explorers of Europe have claimed they were the first ones to discover the “New World.” They traveled far looking for a short route to Africa but came across something else, the Caribbean.
The book I read was People of the Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau. The book is about all the people of Ember getting to this village that got out of a depression a few years ago and they are finally back up on their feet. Some of the people of Sparks don't like that the council people let the Emberties just settle in their village. The book is mostly about how the Emberties struggle to adapt and how they come to peace with the people of Spark. The narrator is someone from outside the story, so the point of view is third person.
Printing press developed a different method of producing books. According to woodcut images from 16th century, scribes were writing the books by hand from the dictation of a scholar before the invention of the printing press and after the invention print shops were created for printing books in the mid-1500s (doc 1). Before Gutenberg’s press, monks and scribes were handwriting books with pens in scriptoriums and this took them many months and even years to finish a certain book, no matter is it small or big. The invention of the printing press was an advantage for creating books, because it facilitated the creation of books and took less time for the production. It made possible the creation of thousands of identical copies by pressing one button instead of handwriting them for years.