Team 7, question 3

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In the second paragraph, Luther discounts all claims that he has ever publicly insulted pope Leo X, he vows that he has not either verbally or in writing, and concedes that he has called him a “Daniel in Babylon” (which would mean-in plain speak-I think you’re a good guy, but I also think you’re letting… Continue reading

Savonarola’s Sermon

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Savonarola is portrayed as the prophet of time in the city of Florence. Savonarola’s attempt was to establish a “New Jerusalem” in Florence. Savonarola got started by giving frightening apocalyptic sermons warning the Florentines of the coming destruction because of the rampant corruption in the church. A prophet is always known by his ability to… Continue reading

Geert De Groote, Team 1- Whan

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Madigan identifies Groote as the primary force behind the Sisters and Brothers of the Common Life, or the Modern Devotion movement. Briefly summarize the characteristics of this group: what ideals shaped the way they lived their lives, how were they organized (in relation to monastic groups), where did they focus their intellectual energies (in comparison… Continue reading

Savonarola’s Sermon on the “Renovation of the Church”

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Drew Williams 3/8/2014 Team 3 In his Sermon, Savonarola sets the tone of his rhetorical and theological credibility early on. He presents himself as an ordained speaker and advocate of God that has come to present the discrepancies of the current state of the church. He makes this argument multiple times throughout the sermon and… Continue reading

Team 4 – Question 2: Savonarola’s Sermon

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Ben McBee 03-07-2016 The signs of the Renaissance were growing stronger and stronger at the turn of the 16th century in Italy. Logic and reasoning began to offer an alternative school of thought with regard to the Christian faith and how the scriptures were interpreted. Corruption was rampant in Christendom and the looming threat of… Continue reading

Team 3 Wyclif

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Within the Roman Catholic church, it is taught that Christ is literally present during Communion. They taught that Christ was not figuratively or symbolically there but rather He was wholly present. They taught that people were genuinely eating the body of Christ and drinking His blood. In summation the Catholic Church taught Real Presence, which… Continue reading