Examples of indulgences in the following topics:
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- In 1516, Johann Tetzel, a Dominican friar and papal commissioner for indulgences, was sent to Germany by the Roman Catholic Church to sell indulgences to raise money to rebuild St.
- On October 31, 1517, Luther wrote to his bishop, Albert of Mainz, protesting the sale of indulgences.
- In theses 41–47 Luther begins to criticize indulgences on the basis that they discourage works of mercy by those who purchase them.
- Here he begins to use the phrase, "Christians are to be taught..." to state how he thinks people should be instructed on the value of indulgences.
- They should be taught that giving to the poor is incomparably more important than buying indulgences, that buying an indulgence rather than giving to the poor invites God's wrath, and that doing good works makes a person better while buying indulgences does not.
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- Luther began by criticizing the selling of indulgences, insisting that the pope had no authority over purgatory and that the Catholic doctrine of the merits of the saints had no foundation in the gospel.
- Czech), married priests, and to eliminate indulgences and the idea of purgatory.
- Hus spoke out against indulgences in 1412 when he delivered an address entitled Quaestio magistri Johannis Hus de indulgentiis.
- In response, three men from the lower classes who openly called the indulgences a fraud were beheaded.
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- During the Middle Ages, professional pardoners sold ‘indulgences' that allowed sinners to be forgiven for their sins.
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- The counterculture in the United States lasted from roughly 1964 to 1973 — coinciding with America's involvement in Vietnam — and reached its peak in 1967, the "Summer of Love. " The movement divided the country: to some Americans, these attributes reflected American ideals of free speech, equality, world peace, and the pursuit of happiness; to others, the same attributes reflected a self-indulgent, pointlessly rebellious, unpatriotic, and destructive assault on America's traditional moral order.
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- Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory - Postulates that cultural differences to be aware of include different perspectives on power distance, masculinity (vs. femininity), individualism (vs. collectivism), avoidance of uncertainty, long-term orientation, and indulgence.
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- Moreover, the knowledge that harassment is permitted can undermine the ethical standards of the organization in general, as staff and/or students lose respect for, and trust in, their superiors or supervisors who indulge in, turn a blind eye to, or handle incidents of sexual harassment improperly.
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- To others, it reflected a self-indulgent, pointlessly rebellious, unpatriotic, and destructive assault on America's traditional moral order.
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- Staying fit is important to
her, but she likes to indulge in healthy sweets.
- Staying fit is
important to her, but she likes to indulge in healthy sweets.
- Staying fit is important to her, but she likes to
indulge in healthy sweets.
- Maybe you already
guessed it: Staying fit is important to
her but she likes to indulge in healthy sweets.
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- In October 1517 Luther published the 95 Theses, challenging papal authority and criticizing its perceived corruption, particularly with regard to instances of sold indulgences.
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- When the Enlightenment and its new ideals took hold, Rococo was condemned for being immoral, indecent and indulgent, and a new kind of instructive art was called for, which became known as Neoclassicism.