Question

How did Protestantism promote individualism?

Answer 1

Protestantism promotes individualism by encouraging people to read and interpret scriptures by themselves.

Further explanations:

Rise of Protestantism broke the monopoly of the Roman Church and it along with the scientific revolution acted as a boon for the movements giving rise to individualism.Protestantism was the 2nd largest Christianity form having almost 800 million followers. It is expected to have been originated during the 16th century. The Protestant theory totally rejects the Catholic code of Papal hegemony. It also disagrees with the existence of Christ in the Eucharist and emphasizes the priesthood of all believers.  

Demise of Renaissance was the commencement of Protestantism, influenced by Enlightenment. The era was marked by a rise in modern science such as biology, astronomy, chemistry mathematics and physics  playing a vital role in the transformation of societal interpretations about nature. These were the explanations behind the insurgence of Individualism. The movement started just after the periodical of ” Ninety- Five Theses” of Martin Luther in the year 1517 for which Luther even was condemned for propagating his ideas.

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Answer Details

Grade: High School

Subject: History

Chapter: Protestantism

Keywords:

Renaissance, modernity, Humanism, Humanitas, Protagoras, science, literate, politics, art, architecture, Papal, Roman Catholic, authority, Enlightenment

Answer 2

It promote individualism By encouraging people to read and interpret scripture themselves.
The churches tend to encourage their follower to take personal time to find the true meaning of scripture and how they could applicate it in their personal life. They also encoruage them to form personal relationship with God that might not be able applicable by other individuals.