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The Medieval view tword the world and God was greatly influenced by a horrific event known as "The Black Death". It made its first appearance in 1347 and made its final appearance in 1721. During the later Middle Ages, The last book of the New Testament, the Book of Revelation, inspired thousands of sermons and hundreds of religious tracts. The Book of Revelations deals with war, famine, and the end of the world. People were dying left and right, and people were starting to wonder if they might be next and if so, what happens after death? Many people resorted to self cleansing such as whipping themselves in hopes that God will spare them, while others partied like there was no tomorrow, which may have been the case for some. The Hundred Years War was another spur in the side of the people of the Middle Ages. It lasted for over 100 years and neither France nor England gained anything. All of these factors is probably why Thomas a' Kempis was saying that you should look inward for salvation and so on. The world that the people lived in during these times was a horrible nasty place. In the "Name of the Rose" we watched in class those monks had this same view of life. Outward pleasures like sex and laughter were not looked upon kindly. You were supposed to seach your soul for salvation and not worry about anything external such as fashion, as demonstrated in their attire. However, once the Renaissance rolled around, things changed. Free thoughts were being presented. A large literature specifically concerned with with the nature of individuality emerged. Renaissance humanists,although deeply Christian, approached the classics differently. Whereas medieval writers accepted pagan and classical authors uncritically, Renaissance authors were skeptical of their authority. Renaissance humanists viewed humanity from a strongly Christian perspective: men and women were made in the image and likeness of God. For example, in "On the Dignity of Man" by Pico della Mirandola states that man possesses great dignity because he was made as Adam in the likeness of God before the fall and Christ after the Resurrection. The fundamental difference between Renaissance humanists and medieval ones is the the former were more self conscious about what they were doing, and they stressed the realization of human potential.

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: The Medieval view tword the world and God was greatly influenced by a horrific event known as "The Black Death". It made its first appearance in 1347 and made its final appearance in 1721. During the later Middle Ages, The last book of the New Testament, the Book of Revelation, inspired thousands of sermons and hundreds of religious tracts. The Book of Revelations deals with war, famine, and the end of the world. People were dying left and right, and people were starting to wonder if they might be next and if so, what happens after death? Many people resorted to self cleansing such as whipping themselves in hopes that God will spare them, while others partied like there was no tomorrow, which may have been the case for some. The Hundred Years War was another spur in the side of the people of the Middle Ages. It lasted for over 100 years and neither France nor England gained anything. All of these factors is probably why Thomas a' Kempis was saying that you should look inward for salvation and so on. The world that the people lived in during these times was a horrible nasty place. In the "Name of the Rose" we watched in class those monks had this same view of life. Outward pleasures like sex and laughter were not looked upon kindly. You were supposed to seach your soul for salvation and not worry about anything external such as fashion, as demonstrated in their attire. However, once the Renaissance rolled around, things changed. Free thoughts were being presented. A large literature specifically concerned with with the nature of individuality emerged. Renaissance humanists,although deeply Christian, approached the classics differently. Whereas medieval writers accepted pagan and classical authors uncritically, Renaissance authors were skeptical of their authority. Renaissance humanists viewed humanity from a strongly Christian perspective: men and women were made in the image and likeness of God. For example, in "On the Dignity of Man" by Pico della Mirandola states that man possesses great dignity because he was made as Adam in the likeness of God before the fall and Christ after the Resurrection. The fundamental difference between Renaissance humanists and medieval ones is the the former were more self conscious about what they were doing, and they stressed the realization of human potential.

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