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A 5 page research paper/essay that examines the ecclesiology of the Reformation and the Great Awakening. The advent of the Reformation radically changed the ecclesiastical orientation of much of the population of Europe, as Protestants left the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church due to their new vision of what the church should be and how it should function. The history of the Christian faith shows an evolution of thought pertaining to ecclesiology, and this is particularly evident during two historical periods, the Reformation and the Great Awakening. This examination of predominant thinking on this subject looks at the variant views of the church during each period and how these views pertained to perspective on pastoral care. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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ecclesiastical orientation of much of the population of Europe, as Protestants left the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church due to their new vision of what the church should be
and how it should function. The history of the Christian faith shows an evolution of thought pertaining to ecclesiology, and this is particularly evident during two historical periods, the Reformation
and the Great Awakening. The following examination of predominant thinking on this subject looks at the variant views of the church during each period and how these views pertained to
perspective on pastoral care. Martin Luther (1483-1546) was the principal leader of the Protestant Reformation. Luther believed that the most significant functions of the church were correct preaching of
Gods Word and the right use of sacraments. In his 1520 publication, The Freedom of a Christian, Luther argues that a "Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject
to none" (Luther, 1962, p. 53). While Luther immediately also points to the servant-hood that is also part of the Christian perspective, as this suggests, Luther does not place complete
authority within the auspices of the church, but rather images each individual Christian as capable of establishing a relationship with God. This point is made clear also in another 1520
writing The Pagan Servitude of the Church, which is also known as The Babylonian Captivity of the Church. Luther states overtly that he denies the "divine jurisdiction of the papacy,"
even though he admits to its "human jurisdiction" (Luther, 1962, p. 250). Schaff refers to the Reformation as a "republication of primitive Christianity, and the inauguration of modern Christianity"
(Schaff, 1997, p. 3). He adroitly sums up the differences between Catholicism and the changes brought about by the Reformation by saying that Catholicism is "traditional, hierarchical, ritualistic and conservative,"
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