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Challenges to the church - Coggle Diagram
Challenges to the church
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disadv of hierarchical
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Rise in hierarchical show rise in political and social abuse in power e.g. relations to sexual abuse scandle in the R.C. church
Adv of democratic
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1 Tim 3:2 he argues that 'bishop' is singular while 'deacons' was plural argues that there would be one elder per church but several deacons.
Disadv of democratic
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A single person on top leadership levels has redulted in disproportional high numbers of moral failures
Enlightenment 1650-1800s
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Catherine the Great of Russia- Josphen II of Russia. In Ausrtia freedom of press and worship, gave freedom to surfs.
Mary Wolfstonecraft women's rights in the late 18th century same rights in education and poverty daughter Mary Shelly early pinier of women's rights
Prassia- Enlightened laws more education, got ride of torture 'A king is the first servant and first magistrate of the state'
Voltarie- imprisoned and exciled because of the C.C. and the government 'If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize'
discussed democracy, ending slavery, promoting tolerance of all religion and government for the people by the people
effected the government, the divine right monarchy, class and inequalities in society
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Renaissance and Humanism
Humanism became quite popular during the Renaissance. The dignity and worth of the individual was emphasized. Humanist in Renaissance times were mainly religious so they sought to purify religion. Humanism did not sit well with the Divine Right of Kings
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was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic 'rebirth' following the middle ages. Promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art. It started in Florence Italy one of the families that backed the Renaissance was the powerful Medici family who ruled Florence for 60 years
Names associated with Renaissance included Da Vinci, Descartes, Copernicus, Chaucer, Erasmus, Machiavelli
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Salons of Paris
Men like Rousseau, Diderot, Voltaire, Montesquieu met here and discussed important issues of philosophy, politics and religion
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Impact of Enlightenment
Influenced the American, French and Latin revolution
Influenced the writings of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Governments and the Church did not like the ideas of the Enlightenment and many books were burned and scholars tortured and killed
Political impacts such as the Separation of Powers and Enlightened Despots, or rulers who believed in Enlightenment ideals
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