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... ultimate sense of the word but only a steward of that over which the Supreme Lord has given him, by divine grace. His thoughts also include that all power, civil and ecclesiastical is held righteously only as long as the possessor rain in grace. In his work De ecclesia (On the Church) he held the position that the visible church consisted of ... ...
... . The desire for change and reform within the church was increased by the Renaissance, with its study of ancient texts and emphasis on the individual. (Hooker) The Reformation ended the ecclesiastical supremacy of the pope in Western Christendom, resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches, and altered forever the future of Christianity. The rigid hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church ... ...
... a real Church' book, which provides instructions for pastoral care in everyday life. Thus, the gap between Augustine's approach and Luther's is quite significant. Moreover, Luther's catechesis does not descend from ecclesiastical hierarchy to the laity. He intentionally moves toward a more communal use of the catechism, where personalities are unimportant and only the pure Word sets the agenda. As a result, Luther's catechetical ... ...
... situations. We are used to there being one main power structure in British society. In the Europe of 1500 there were two: the civil power represented by a Prince, and the ecclesiastical power wielded by the Church, led by the Pope in Rome. For most people, the most motivating force in their lives was the desire to be certain of salvation, and ... ...
