Religion

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__4 Questions for Steven Engler:__

1. Martin Luther expressed his anger and thoughts towards the Church's corruption and changed the way people thought about the church by creating Lutheranism. Are we seeing anyone that is much like Martin Luther in Calgary today?

No, if there is it's someone critiquing the individualism, if there is anyone like martin luther they are trying to go back to the old tradition of things not moving forward.

2. During the Renaissance much of the art went against the churches beliefs causing revolt in society, are we seeing artists in Calgary following the artists of the Renaissance?

No, the shift was a focus from the next world to the focus of this world. There wasn't as much tension with the church as believed, because the church was also changing. Calgary is already so focused on this world that it would have to change back to the old way (afterlife) to show a change.

3. Humanism was a great factor of the Renaissance as it caused people to think independently and take their own views of the world and ignore the church's beliefs. The great rise of Humanism has dominated today's society, but is the Church trying to regain its old power over people beliefs ad train of thought?

Yes, the Christian humanism of the renaissance was not against the people, but of course the church is all about tradition and it wants people to return to the old tradition, however in today's society there is a very small chance that the church can regain it's old power and make people go back to the old tradition even if it wants to.

4. As the church became corrupt Protestantism became a popular religion that people considered more often than Roman Catholicism. Is Protestantism considered by more people now than Catholicism, taking account of that Protestantism is the second most popular religion?

Protestantism is 2nd most populist type of Christianity. 1.4 billion Catholics (Worldwide) 1.2 billion Muslims (Worldwide) 50% of Canada is Catholic 30% of Canada is Protestantism There is a great decline in both religions in the modern day society There is to believed 21,000 branches of Catholicism in the world.

In response to whether Calgary possess the amount of people that would believe more in Protestantism than Catholicism to make it a Renaissance city, Steven Engler, a Professor in Mount Royal University, believes that the population of religious people is declining, but the amount of people believing in Catholicism is still the highest in today’s society. Protestantism is one of the 21,000 branches off of Christianity. Furthermore, he believes that right now there are approximately 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide right now. Although there are so many Catholics, 50% of Canada is Catholic and 30% is Protestantism. With this information, it tells that there are many Catholics but at the same time there is also many Protestants. Protestants is a small branch from Christianity and there are about 21,000 branches of Christianity worldwide. Although Protestantism is the second most popular religion in Canada, Calgary itself has 248, 520 Catholics in 2001. As for Protestantism in Calgary, 331,910 people are believers in 2001. But the population of Calgary is ever growing so; the numbers of believers are always changing. Because of that, Catholicism can still be the first most popular religion in Calgary. Also the decline numbers of believers in all religions are dropping as well because of people taking on their own views of the world without the church to control their thoughts and emotions. He states, “There is a great decline in both religions in the modern day society.” By this he means that many people are stopping and thinking about what religion would be better but aside from that, people mostly considers Catholicism more because of its power and prestige. In response to whether Calgary possess the amount of people that would believe more in Protestantism than Catholicism to make it a Renaissance city, he felt that Calgary does not possess the amount of people that would believe more in Protestantism than Catholicism to make it a Renaissance city because of the ever declination of believers in Christ. On [|www.statcan.gc.ca], it states that 21% of Canadians aged 15 and older, that they attended religious services at least once a week in 2005, down from 30% in 1985. This statistic shows that the declining of religious population in Calgary in rapidly growing. Moreover, Steven Engler absolutely does not believe that Calgary can become a Renaissance city. ~Jasmine Chai 8.2

In response to whether Calgary possess a great change in Religion and individualism to make it a Renaissance city, Steven Engler, a professor at Mount Royal University, believes that Calgary does not contain this specific element. Specifically in this sense he believes that for Calgary to be a Renaissance city in the element of religion there would have to be a great shift in the role the church plays in society and everyday lives. He believes that “the shift was a focus from the next world to the focus of this world. Calgary is already so focused on this world that it would have to change back to the old way, which was preparing for the afterlife, to show any change.” By this he means that religion in Calgary is already so much like it was after the Renaissance that for any change to occur, the church would have to go back to the way it was during and before the Renaissance which would mean the church had taken back it’s position in political decisions and controlling all education. In response to whether Calgary possess this great change in Religion and individualism to make it a Renaissance city, Steven Engler clearly believes that Calgary is not a Renaissance city. ~ Melissa Campeau 8.2

In response to whether Calgary possess enough religious followers for the Church to regain its old power, to make it a Renaissance city, Steven Engler, a Professor in Mount Royal University believes that yes, the Church is trying to regain its old power, but there is a very small chance that it can. In this sense, he believes that, as always, the Church is certainly fighting to reclaim its old power, as anybody would. Nevertheless, the Church has many old religious teachings that are becoming less and less relevant in our world that is becoming more and more modern. Also, this refers to the fact that most of the new generations of children/teens are becoming less interested in following religious practices, For instance, Christians are spending seven times as much time on entertainment as they are on spiritual practices. Steven Engler states, “Of course the Church is all about tradition and it wants people to return to the old tradition, however in today's society there is a very small chance that the Church can regain it's old power.” By that statement he means that the Church wants to recover its old power. However it also wants people to return to the old tradition and in today’s society there’s a slim chance that anyone will go back to the old tradition, considering we are interested in new aspects of the world. In response to whether Calgary possess enough spiritual religious followers for the Church to regain its old power Steven Engler believes that it doesn’t, and that Calgary does not have the ability to become a Renaissance city.

- Mircea Papuc 8.2

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