The role of public debates in radicalising reform movements
What The role of public debates in radicalising reform movements means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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In the debate with Cajetan in 1518 Luther refused to recant, appealing to a general council, and in the debate with Eck in 1519 he admitted that popes and councils could err.
Topics that use The role of public debates in radicalising reform movements
- Luther’s early challenge to the Catholic Church, 1517–20 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- 1520 pamphlets
- Academic debate and public controversy
- Authority and dissent
- Authority and reform
- burning of the Bull of Excommunication
- Corruption and reform
- Humanism and textual scholarship
- Indulgences and salvation
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