From a historical point of view, is the Reformation an act of religious reform or an act of political revolution?
Title: From a historical point of view, is the Reformation an act of religious reform or an act of political revolution?
Category: /History/World History
Details: Words: 843 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
From a historical point of view, is the Reformation an act of religious reform or an act of political revolution?
Category: /History/World History
Details: Words: 843 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The initial purpose of the Reformation was to abolish the corruption in the Catholic Church. Eventually, due to the failure of that, a new religion was formed with a new theory upon religion, which the Catholics did not accept. However, this reformation did not only start a new religion with new ideas, it also started a political and economical revolution. It is acceptable to say that the Reformation was actually a political revolution rather than …showed first 75 words of 843 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 843 total…and economical changes it caused was more historically significant. It was the Reformation that caused the political revolution. The Reformation not only brought new religion, but new ideas, which lead to further development. That development was halted when the Catholic Church was in power. The reason that the Reformation was a political act rather than a religious reform was that the Reformation commenced the Renaissance. The Renaissance was one of the most significant things historically.
