Chapter 15
Cultural Transformations Globalization of Christianity Christianity was basically limited to only Europe in the beginning of the Modern Era but then in the 1500s it spread out from Spain to England and West Russia Later on it divided and created other branches of religion such as: Roman Catholic of Western and Central Europe, and Eastern Orthodox of Eastern Europe Protestant Reformation Began in 1517 when priest Martin Luther brought attention to the various abuses within the Roman Catholic church such as: corruption, "immortality to some clergy, etc. Martin Luther taught about the "new understanding to salvation, only through faith alone", so basically faith was considered a free gift. He believed that religious authority was not something to be taught in the Church, but the Bible said otherwise which lead to people challenging the authority of the church. Martin Luther brought and created socials tensions and religious differences Protestants vs. Cath...