The Reformation became the basis for the founding of Protestantism, one of the three major branches of Christianity. The Reformation led to the reformulation of certain basic tenets of Christian belief and resulted in the division of Western Christendom between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant traditions.
The reformers rejected the authority of the pope as well as many of the principles and practices of Catholicism of that time. The essential tenets of the Reformation are that the Bible is the sole authority for all matters of faith and conduct and that salvation is by God's grace and by faith in Jesus Christ.
The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in particular to papal authority, arising from what were perceived to be errors, abuses, and discrepancies by the Catholic Church. The Reformation was the start of Protestantism and the split of the Western Church into Protestantism and what is now the Roman Catholic Church. It is also considered one of the events that signify the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of Early modern period in Europe.
The quote comes from a eulogy for George Washington by Henry Lee and it is meant to compliment Washington as a leader. It is saying that he was the best in war and peace and that in the eyes of his people he was the best as well. So it's saying he was a great commander in chief because he was great in battle and diplomacy and he was loved a lot.
Royal colonies were under the direct authority of the king, while Corporate colonies were funded by joint-stocks and were allowed to have a say on how to run the colony. The Privy Council is the British Crown's private council. It gave advice to the king.
Kai T. Ericson, born in Vienna in 1931, is considered by many
an authority on the catastrophic events and their social fallouts. This American
sociologist studied plethora of disasters, among them the disaster created by
the US nuclear testing. What Kai explains is that, unfortunately, this particular disaster
never had an ending.
