Sixteen students presented their Renaissance art research during class today. We will continue these on Thursday.
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Hello Fellow Historians. Today's blog post is an essay from our recent quest on the Renaissance and Reformation. It's a great example of how to structure a test essay and include the relevant information. The question was "Identify and explain three Protestant religious traditions from the time of the Reformation. Include people involved in the story, the distinctive beliefs of each tradition, terms, and at least one modern denomination within each tradition. Tell the story in your own words."
The student who wrote this essay hit the nail squarely on the head. There was the Lutheran church that was formed and founded by Martin Luther. He believed , unlike the Catholic church, that a person's salvation relied entirely on their faith and not their good works. He believed that the Bible was the only authority, not the Bible/church tradition of the Catholic church. Luther also believed that you were your own priest. The modern day church or this is still called the Lutheran Church. Another is the Calvinist/Reformed Church. It was founded by a guy named John Calvin. Like the Lutheran church, Calvinists have many of the same beliefs. For example, Calvinists also believe that the Bible is the only authority and that you are your own priest. The main difference between Calvinists and Lutherans is the ideas of predestination. This idea is basically that God has already decided who was going to be saved and essentially, who was going to hell. Another difference is that Lutherans praise [worship] at more middle church while Calvinists praise at more low church. This essentially meant that they sang only psalms that were inspired by God without any accompaniment of any instruments and they only sant melody. Modern denominations of it are the Presbyterian Church, Dutch Reformed, and Congregational Church. The Church of England was founded by King Henry VIII and later, sort of refounded by Queen Elizabeth I. Henry VIII founded this church because he wanted an annulment from Catherine of Aragon. He went to the pope and basically said that he had been living in sin. Technically, he wasn't married to Catherine because she was originally married to Henry VIII's older brother who died. Henry VIII was worried he wouldn't have an heir because Catherine only gave him a daughter named Mary. The only problem was, Catherine didn't want an annulment, so she went to her nephew, Charles V (ruler of the Holy Roman Empire), and told him to go talk to the pope. He does and of course the pope listens to Charles V instead of Henry VIII. So in protest he breaks away and creates the church of England, now known as the Episcopal Church or the Anglican Church. They are pretty much just like the Catholics in terms of beliefs with the one exception that you are your own priest. Then Henry VIII marries Ann Boelyn and she gives him a girl named Elizabeth and she has an affair and gets beheaded. Then he married Jane Seymour and finally has a son named Edward VI. He then marries Anne of Cleves, but doesn't like her so divorces her. Then marries Katherine Howard who has an affair and gets killed. Finally he marries Katherine Parr and she outlives him. The Annabaptists were the hated religion. They were hated because they believed in the followers to have a choice on baptism when they want to. They believed everything that the other protestant religions believed in with the exception of believer baptism. They are known today as Baptists. We wrapped up our formal study of Chapter 1 today with a review of the religious divisions that grew from the Renaissance, a lesson on how Henry VIII's children sent England Protestant, then Catholic, then Protestant. We looked at the life of Queen Elizabeth I and her defeat of the Spanish Armada. We also looked at the one Protestant group all Europeans hated. The students took a brief quiz over the Reformation and learne
We had a quiz over Chapter 1 Sections 1 & 2.
Today is one of my favorites lessons in World History. We looked at the beliefs of Martin Luther and John Calvin, and learned some of the denominations that are their spiritual descendants. Then we learned the story of Henry VIII, his six wives and his break with the Catholic Church. Students looked at photos of churches in Redlands which are in the traditions of Lutheranism, the Reformed Church and the Anglican Church, known in the United States as the Episcopal Church. Remember the huge cathedral we visited in Washington D.C.? It's the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, part of the world-wide Anglican communion, begun by Henry VIII and his daughter, Elizabeth I. Students: be sure you are researching and preparing your Renaissance art presentation. Be ready to present after the Biology Trip. We had a lesson on causes of the Reformation, how the Popes' need for money to build the Vatican and purchase Renaissance art led to the sale of indulgences, and Martin Luther's changing theology of righteousness by faith.
Students then worked on a review sheet over the Renaissance in preparation for a quiz on Friday over Chapter 1 sections 1 & 2. We looked at the Renaissance Art PowerPoint, then students chose an artwork to research and teach. |
James WaltersMr. Walters has taught at RAA since 1985. He currently teaches Geography, World History, American History, Government, Economics and Handbell Ensembles. He is Music Director/Organist of Magnolia Presbyterian Church and is an adjunct professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, teaching Handbell Methods and Materials. Archives
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