Background To Reformation History Flashcards
(45 cards)
Why were people beginning to ask questions?
For the ideologies of the reformation
What did intellectual questions allow people to do?
Think of the church history in a new way
What did they believe was the root of the reformation?
Intellectual ideas
What were there a struggle against?
Authority
Was it simply about religion or the church?
No, it was not simply about religion or the church
What did some argue the reformation brought about?
A new capitalist society
What was there a crisis in?
The church itself
What was there a movement from?
The medieval church
What did some scholars begin to argue about the history of the reformation?
That it wasn’t just a history at all
What were people beginning to experience?
Something new
What wasn’t it a matter of doing for people?
It wasn’t about changing ones mind
What have historians looked at the period as?
A social history
What did historians discuss the movement in terms of?
They discussed the movement in terms of ideas
How has the reformation been talked about in terms of time?
It has been argued to be a reformation of an entire period
Is there a clear beginning or end?
No
What time period does it appear to cover?
The medieval to the modern period
Why did a number of people come together?
You can see a change
What are the periods seen as?
Intellectual history
Arguably when did the reformation begin?
The 16th century
What was the church seen as?
A guarantor of symbols of security
Were the church seen as a voice of reason, security and authority?
Yes, but that changed over time
Did people begin to question the authority of the church?
Yes
What did people begin to see the reformation leaders having?
A sense of the way in which they should act
Where was there a conflict between?
Church and the secular government
