History Classes (11-28-05)

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Dewey has stacks of tupperware, all containing various bits of Thanksgiving leftovers. One might suspect they come from multiple dinners. One might further suspect that Dewey had not been invited to all of those dinners. He is snacking on jellied cranberry sauce directly from the can.

Introduction to World History to 1600 (Terran)

"Martin Luther, man. Nailed a sign to a door and now there's all this religious hoopla about who's got the biggest piece of the pecan piety. What's up with that?"

East Asian History

"Um, I think I've run out of badass Japanese warriors. Um..." He drums his fingers on the desk. "Korea, man. Um, are they like the little runty cousin of China that never got the cool toys or what?"

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Re: Introduction to World History to 1600 (Terran)

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Following the nailing of his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral in 1517, there was a great variety of reactions from the Catholics. A lot of Catholic Germans understood and agreed with what Luther was saying. They agreed with the complaints about financial abuses and foreign interference in Germany.

However, although they understood what Luther was saying, those high up in the Church did not agree with what Luther was saying. Such as Albert of Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz. It was under his authority which Johann Tetzel was selling the indulgences which had prompted the writing of the Ninety-five Theses. Albert feared that it would affect the money he gained from the indulgences, as he was using the money to pay off the debts he had incurred by buying his latest archbishopric. Therefore, Albert immediately sent to the Pope for support.

Leo X, the Pope, decided that Luther should be dealt with through the structure of the Augustinian order of monks to which he belonged. He attempted to justify his actions in the triennial convention of his order in April 1518. Because he was generally supported, Pope Leo ordered Luther to come to Rome so that Leo could deal with him directly. Luther refused. So Cardinal Cajetan was sent to Germany to meet with Luther.

Cajetan’s response to Luther was to threaten him with papal authority in an attempt to make him retract what he had written in the Ninety-five Theses. He met with Luther in Ausburg in October 1518, and tried to convince him to retract his paper, first by reasoning with him, and then by threatening Luther. However, Luther still refused, saying that he would only retract his theses if he was shown in the Bible that he was in error.

However, four main groups in Germany respsonded to his ideas: the knights, the peasants, the towns and the princes. Because of the popularity and widespread appeal of Luther's beliefs, this made him more of a threat to the Catholic church, as evidenced by the 1621 Diet of Worms. Luther also had a positive reaction from "Frederick the Wise," the elector of Saxony; even though he himself was not a convert to Luther's beliefs. Frederick's support, and the continued support of the towns and princes especially; along with the use of printing and the prolific outpourings of Luther and his followers, helped to ensure that the Geramn reformation would take place and continue.


[[*cough* Hmmm... spot who studied Luther for AS history... *g*]]

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Dewey snorts to wakefulness. "Um. Yes. That is correct. Right?"