REL 231 - History of the Christian Church
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 9 - The Renaissance and Reformation
AD 1450 - 1660*
* I would date the end of the Reformation slightly earlier, ca 1600 - towards the end of the life of Elizabeth I of England
Textbook Readings and Class Notes
- Chapter 9, pages 240-273
- Notes for Week 9
- Timeline for Week 9
- Kings of England, William I - Henry VII
- Kings of England, Henry VII - George I
- Note - the charts of the Kings and Queens of England do not give all the children of each person on the chart, only those who were part of the ruling line. The Monarchs are indicated in bold type, and the dates give the dates of their reigns
InterNet Resources
- InterNet Links for Week 9
- Useful articles can be found by using GoodSearch
- You may use Wikipedia to give a lead to other sources and material, but you should not use it as a main source - Do not quote from it
This Week's Assignment : Whom would you like to be ?
For each of the sets listed, choose the one person whom you would most like to be, and write a 1-2 page account of his/her life, saying why you chose him/her, how s/he compares and contrasts to the others in the group, and how s/he influenced Europe and the Church
For some of these you may have to consult sources beyond the textbook.
- Lorenzo di Medici, Michelangelo, Savonarola, Johann Gutenberg
- Erasmus, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox
- Henry VIII of England, James I of England and VI of Scotland, Charles I of England, Charles II of England
- Mary I of England, Elizabeth I of England, Mary Queen of Scots, Marie de Medici
- Thomas Cranmer, Thomas More, Cardinal Wolsey, Oliver Cromwell
- Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Ignatius Loyola
Remember to cite your sources
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then submit it as one document to Turnitin via the Blackboard link
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