chapter 15 notes

Religion in Early Modern Societies

  • The early modern era gave birth to two cultural trends, the first being the spread of christianity to asians, africans and native americans and the second was the emergence of a modern scientific outlook that challenged western christianity
  • Science was a new world view and for some, became almost a new religion The marriage of Greek rationally and monotheistic tradition set up the modern western cultural civilization

The Globalization of Christianity
  • Christianity was largely limited to europe in the beginning of the modern era and in 1500 stretched from spain and england in the west to russia in the east
  • Christian world was divided between roman Catholics of western and central europe and eastern orthodox of eastern Europe and Russia

Birth of modern science

  • Intellectual and cultural transformations took place between the mid 16th century and the early 18th century
  • This revolution altered ideas about humankind and challenged both teachings and authority of the church 

Enlightenment
  • enlightenment brought about the question of woman's nature and their role in society and the education most appropriate for them
  • enlightenment was influenced by the growing global awareness of its major thinkers.
  • Various forms of enlightenment religion arose in the early modern century and reflected the influence of enlightenment thinkers

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