I.
18th
century church
A.
local
church
1.
still the focal point of the community –
processions/pilgrimages, religious ceremonies, picnics, etc.
2.
“services”
– bookkeepers, charity, education, orphanage
B.
Church
structure
1.
highly
bureaucratized – from Pope down to parish pastor; Protestants also
bureaucratized as princes “led” church divisions
2.
Catholic
monarchs – movement for state controlled religion and away from papal
controlled religion (ie. Spain and France)
3.
Jesuits
under attack – missionaries, teachers viewed as arms of the Pope; ordered out
of Spain, disbanded in France
C.
Protestant
Revival
1.
In
America, it was called ____
2.
After
furor of Reformation, religion had become somewhat stale
3.
No
graven images
4.
Pietism
– (1) emotional, (2) priesthood of all believers, (3) Christianity in everyday
life
5.
John
Wesley – Methodist founder, notes Church of England problems…
a.
government
gave folks easy church jobs
b.
no
new churches
c.
few
pews
d.
boring
and uninspiring
e.
deism
on the rise
f.
Methodism
held an emotional “revelation,” outdoor preachin’,
salvation for all (no pre-destination
D.
Catholic
norms
1.
Baroque,
Easter attendance, confession to priests, “special days like Palm Sunday or
Saint’s day
2.
Pilgrimages/processions
– significance, tradition, escape, nature walk through the woods to pick
wildflowers
3.
Mix
with superstitions draws criticism (Lent bonfire incidents); Protestants had
crushed these activities at expense of elite/common gulf widening; Catholics
more inclined to compromise between theology and tradition
II.
Fun
time!
A.
Carnival!
– Lent, drinking, masquerading, dancing, “I’m free! And I’m crazy!”
B.
Oral
tradition – talk, sing, tell stories, chit-chat, check out the guy
C.
Favorite
activity of men – drinking and talking
D.
THE
FAIR! – fairs have acrobats, fair food, and freak
shows!
E.
Sports
– horse racing, boxing, bullbaiting, bullfights, and
cockfights
F.
Elite/common
gulf – elitists looked down their blue-blooded noses