HIST 120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Santa Barbara City College, History Of Europe
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Beyond the roman catholic church, the beginning and subsequent growth of the. Protestant reformation of the 16th century was seen as a new challenge to religious authority. Some saw it as a challenge to the whole social structure of society, from the monarch on downwards. As indignation and dissension against the church began to rise, many people would gain notoriety in europe. These men would simultaneously lead the reformation and create a new religious structure within christianity. Developing a new discourse of christian faith would bring about a new theology and philosophy of religion within christianity. The new doctrine (talk about god) would not only open a growing dialogue of spiritual understanding and authority, it would also lead to decades of discord and dispute that would eventually break the church apart. Modern theology would also change the course of history and permeate much of what we, as western culture, have come to understand the.
