HUMA 1780 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ninety-Five Theses, Omnipotence, Indulgence
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The early modern period can be understood as an (cid:494)invention,(cid:495) an invention of systemized religion. (rethink this as your opening/context). Christianity is not what i question however, the aspect of systemized religion as an (cid:494)invention. (cid:495) religion has become an ideology instead of a theology, which scope of your paper dictates that you should probably make a clear distinction. \ the between theology/religion and the organized religion of christianity. Renaissance (cid:498)invention(cid:499) religion define: propaganda, power disparity to engage control through fear, bureaucracy, both of these ideologies started with the misinterpretation as well as influence of organized european religion and culture. Through discovery, possessing societies to go forth to pursue and spread their religion to (cid:494)barbarians(cid:495) and took it upon themselves to save the (cid:494)savages(cid:495) on ventures. These actions we can see that organized religion has created fear, control and asserts domination over others.