Protestant Reformation Block Party
Prompt: Develop an argument that evaluates the degree to which the Protestant Reformation
sparked a change in religious traditions in Europe.
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Main Idea
Changes brought about
Thesis Statement
Contextualization
1 piece of evidence I’ve learned from outside the documents per category addressed in Thesis:
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Source: Map of European Religions, 1600
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Source: Strayer, R. (2013). Ways of the World 2nd Edition.
Although large numbers of women were attracted to Protestantism, Reformation teachings
and practices did not offer them a substantially greater role in the church or society. In
Protestant-dominated areas, the veneration of Mary and female saints ended, leaving the
male Christ figure as the sole object of worship. Protestant opposition to celibacy and
monastic life closed the convents, which had offered some women an alternative to
marriage. Nor were Protestants (except the Quakers) any more willing than Catholics to offer
women an official role within their churches.
The importance that Protestants gave to reading the Bible for oneself stimulated education
and literacy for women, but given the emphasis on women as wives and mothers subject to
male supervision, they had little opportunity to use that education outside of the family.