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    Introduction Martin Luther grew up in a home with very strict parents. As a result, Luther’s childhood was plagued with anxiety at home and at school. Because his father planned for him to become a lawyer, shortly after receiving a Master of Arts degree from Erfurt University he returned to the university to study law. Consequently, after a life threatening experience in a storm, Luther left the university and joined a monastery. In 1505, Luther became an Augustinian monk and subsequently became

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    the Protestant Reformation. It was a religious, political, cultural and logical disturbance that had made some Europeans split from the Catholic Church. “In northern and central Europe, reformers [such as John Calvin, Henry VIII and most importantly Martin Luther] challenged papal authority and questioned the Catholic Church’s ability to define Christian practice.” The tension between the reformers and the church triggered wars, persecutions and the Counter-Reformation, also called the Catholic Reformation

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    When Martin Luther wrote the “Ninety-Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” in 1517, he was making a bold and unprecedented move: challenging the Catholic Church. As a German Catholic priest himself, Luther was not afraid to condemn the Catholic Church, even publicly, which is how he displayed the original copy of the theses. Luther’s issue with the church wasn’t personal but was instead based on what he saw as violation of the religious morals and teachings of God. For example, he

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    The story of Martin Luther life . Martin Luther was born in the town of Eisleben in east-central Germany. We should however speak of Germany as it was spoken of it that era, because Germany was a geographical expression used in the Middle Ages, so instead of saying Germany the correct expression would be German lands. These lands were divided again and again .they were also ruled and misruled by many princes in the land. The princes rich or poor would compete with each other for the most local power

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    As a young student previous to this year I have not had much experience studying Martin Luther the reformer. However, I found this book to be very helpful to study the history of Luther. The author James M. Kittleson states on page fourteen “The primary purpose of this book is to tell the story of Martin Luther to readers who are not specialists in the field of Luther studies and who have no desire to become ensnared in the arguments of specialists.” That is exactly what the book does, it felt as

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    Roughly between the times of the 14th and 17th centuries a cultural movement called the Renaissance existed. The Renaissance housed some of the greatest intellects, such as Leonardo da Vinci, and a radically different way of thinking emerged. Humanism developed largely and rapidly among this time, and was greatly influenced by a man named Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536). Erasmus, a Dutchman, originally lived among monasteries where he developed many opposing views during his years of service. In the

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    Good Information should have all These Factors: Valid – Correct Information and not fake. Also means that Logic. (Of an argument) so constructed that if the premises are jointly asserted, the conclusion cannot be denied without contradiction. An very good example of valid is information that you can trust such as information supplied to you by a governing body. Valid financial information would be tax rates supplied to companies from the Governments Tax Office. Reliable – Consistent information

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    As long as humanity has differentiated view points, there will be the need for argument. Whether the argument is about who will be the next leader of a free country or as simple as whether or not you bleed AC Milan Rosso or Internazionale Azzurro in Milano, argument allows people to have discussions while trying to prove each other wrong or convince someone to change their views. Under the umbrella of arguing there is a very intelligent method to argue that is called argumentative writing. With argumentative

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    According to Psychology Today, “The unconscious mind is not some black hole of unacceptable impulses waiting to trip you up. It is the source of hidden beliefs, fears, and attitude that interfere with everyday life ”(“Unconscious”). The Unconsious is the place a large portion of the work of the psyche completes; it 's the store of programmed aptitudes (, for example, riding a bicycle), the wellspring of instinct and dreams, the motor of much data handling. The unconscious mind shows the real intentions

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    Chapter 6 Early Church Fathers’ Attitudes Toward Women “Then, as the church became fused with the secular, misogynistic society of Rome, Christ’s attitude toward women and the doctrine of equality were purposely forgotten,” 21, 34 Following are only a few of the mean-spirited quotes made by the early church so-called fathers and from modern preachers. This researcher believes this kind of leadership has instigated erroneous beliefs about women and their place in the Christian church. Furthermore

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