Explaining the Protestant Reformation

[@johnnyblaze184]

Wow, a cohost that adds to the discussion, however now I am the dumbest person in the zoom class.

[@JDKHstudio]

same

[@nicholisfourie8971]

Bro, the 1 hour mark, brought something up that made all of us take a moment to acknowledge it's wisdom. This guy is good.

[@furnacego2164]

​​@@nicholisfourie8971I dislike libertarianism but he is very good at cutting through bullshit, not that I don't have my own

[@ericclark133]

Austin is a much better person to work with for History 102 than the prior person. He meaningfully contributes to the content, where Eric pretty much said “uh huh, uh huh.”

[@nicholisfourie8971]

Not to be mean with Eric though regardless. Hope the guy is doing well.

[@Hawaiian_Shirt_guy]

Rudyard your productivity recently is absolutely phenomenal!!!!! Finally something to watch on youtube.

[@Andrew-ef9sb]

I like your new co-host. Keep up the good work guys

[@the-leso-jd172]

Same, it's refreshing to see a host that isn't 😐 the entire video

[@Noname-iq1gz]

Yeah I prefer this guy over the jew a lot

[@the-leso-jd172]

@@Noname-iq1gz real shit

[@joshualugo9164]

Bro has blessed us with a feast of videos back to back.

[@Maytrx]

He always posts a bunch of videos in a week then a month of no videos.

[@jackphillips6742]

​@@Maytrx He's my goat for being consistently inconsistent.

[@yanx4797]

The November election boost

[@uvgde7384]

New co-host is amazing, keep em coming gentlemen

[@Erikhmoreno]

So good to hear an actual conversation between two people

[@NotanEmpire]

I’m glad Eric is “physically fine.”😮

[@TimC1517]

Awesome to see a video about the reformation! My ancestors were French Huguenots who fled after the Huguenot wars and ended up in Saxony where they fought in the wars of religion. They ended up in Minnesota in the 1840s as missionaries to the Ojibwe. I’m super proud of that heritage

[@selfprojects1953]

Mine too. And then they married Ojibwa.

[@TimC1517]

@@selfprojects1953That’s cool to hear!

[@ueberlegungen]

Mine went through the netherlands and into frisia, thats my grandfathers line from my moms side, we stayed in Germany though, Greetings from the old world!;)

[@jackodonnell3463]

Your anthropological approach of providing cultural and psychological context for history is so powerful. Other historians list events and battles chronologically which is as useful as a summary of a novel that lists what rooms the characters went in and who died with zero emphasis on motivation.

[@gregbenham8547]

Whoa. It's so weird to see Rudyard taking in a new idea and actually witness him thinking in real time. I'm so used to him just ejaculating information for an hour straight without taking a breath.

[@ugiswrong]

Gross

[@florianschneider3982]

You just described autism. 😂

[@pilot.wav_theory]

​@@florianschneider3982 aspie fosho

[@nicholisfourie8971]

ejaculating 😭

[@notsocrates9529]

@@florianschneider3982 Anybody who uses " _ejaculating information_ " without any irony is autistic.

[@uvgde7384]

3:35 There should be a fun Video about Warhammer 40k Lore and its parallels to our world, PLEASE RUDYARD😂😂😂 WE NEED IT

[@lichwood4429]

Yes

[@hawkevick9184]

Warhammer fantasy too.

[@pupysb6267]

I was going comment that his description fits better into 40k than Fantasy. The Imperium is beset on all sides by Chaos, Xeno invaders and heretics, and is trying to preserve the old, stable order of the Imperium's heyday

[@darthbanana7]

No, cringe

[@BossNerd]

Luv the Mises reference, I will add that you should always remember that economics is all about Human Action. This is why you can never separate "economics" from "politics".

[@humanbeing4841]

As a staunch Protestant, I think it was a necessary and important evolution of Christianity that resulted in the Bible being able to be consumed by the common man rather than being guarded by the Catholic establishment.

[@mrusername5]

Absolutely agree

[@notallowedtobehonest2539]

If you are also a conservative... do you believe in representative democracy? And the US republic? If so, how is it any different. Democracy is too flawed for politics but good enough for religion?

[@evzenvarga9707]

Protestantism today has however become completely subverted by Satan

[@Downey-2000]

Protestants don't know how to interpret the Bible and the clergy does. Bible alone brings Zionism then communism. The Catholic Church makes sure this doesn't happen.

[@Tyler-jq4ko]

Bro has never heard of Rev. George Leo Dayton 💀 Prostestant moment

[@amfm4087]

Quick correction at 46:00, Calvin and Luther never met. Rather the first big standoff between the Reformed and the Lutherans was before Calvin was a part of the scene (Calvin only joined the game later) was between Luther and Zwingli, and not over the issue of predestination, but over the issue of sacramentology and the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist/Supper. Also the new co-host Austin is pretty good, he seems to be quite engaging and I hope that he sticks around.

[@ErmisSouldatos]

The new cohost is a massive improvement, he does more than just sit and listen

[@JaySmith-r6t]

I feel that the purchasing of Carbon Credits are the Modern Equivalent of buying Indulgences.

[@ThatchyThrone]

100%. Wokeness is the new religion.

[@azlyri]

24 hours 2 videos. Good job man 🗿🗿💪💪

[@MelodicMethod]

1:01:01 once again, MIND BLOWN. I very much appreciate these videos. Thank you, gentlemen.

[@azlyri]

Very messianic yet rationalistic. That's what I see Lutheran is and why as a person of Shia background who is considering converting I'm drawn to it

[@selfprojects1953]

I pray for you. No greater crime has been committed against man than the conversion of Gods beloved people to Islam. No more spiritual people exist than middle easterners and they have been convinced to worship Saturn and the moon by a wrongly named arch angels in the desert. It saddens my heart for my brothers in Christ. Politics and kingdoms of man have made enemies of what she be a brotherhood of love of the one true God.

[@TimC1517]

Glad to hear you are considering it man! My family has been Lutheran since the 1600s, I believe the Lutheran tradition still has a lot to offer to the world of Christianity

[@PoppinPsinceAD33]

Catholicism is the fullness of Christ. Why do u follow Luther’s teaching on how things should be if not the main church?

[@PoppinPsinceAD33]

@@Interne73859yes very true.

[@TimC1517]

@@PoppinPsinceAD33I love my Catholic brothers, but Lutheranism, and Protestantism more generally, has always had valid criticisms of Catholicism that Catholicism has never dealt with (my opinion) satisfactorily. OP, I recommend exploring Jordan B Cooper and Gavin Ortland’s channel if you feel drawn to investigate the Catholic/Protestant debate

[@The_Proud_Texan]

Such a missed opportunity to post this on reformation day

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

I have autism and so when I saw the change, I wasn't sure at all but especially after watching this episode, I'm very pleased about it. Great episode!

[@uvgde7384]

Seeing the modern left vs the modern right as Materialistic vs. Spiritual resonates really good with me, it just makes sense to me somehow.. cant really explain it thow

[@thomasglynn9651]

An interesting fact of the Hussite wars was that Joan of Arc vowed to crush the Hussites after the 100 years war and saw Jan Hus as a despicable heretic

[@adamfrederick4198]

Love your new cohost. Your back and forth discussion is great

[@jackburt4549]

Hey could you talk about Jan Huss and the Hussite wars?

[@blakelonghofer6825]

I did not realize how much I missed the old focus on history specific analysis until now. I love your new content, but now I know I need both channels in my regular podcast consumption.

[@ueberlegungen]

I like this dude more than the last guest, because he adds something and doesn’t just listens and sayes yes.

[@Caleb-e4m]

Having someone who can keep up with Rudyard and add interesting points leads to a great conversation! I’ve learned more than previous History102 episodes…I watch every one of them!

[@Grizzalslice]

Back to back bangers

[@standard-observer]

Thank you. Very interesting as always. I love this time period and found your points enlightening

[@davidsavage6324]

Did you say Martin Luther wasn't a monk ; he was a professor and monk, even if professionally, his focus was non cloistered academia than monastic daily life schedule. And with indulgences I think the straw that broke the camel back was the innovation of indulgences for future sins. Even when he made his monastic vow in the thunderstorm in lieu of fathers law school wishes-- he vowed to St. Anna mother of Mother Mary patron of copper miners where his father had made his mark!

[@jackburt4549]

Please make a bohemian civilization video. Czech history is so cool. They have a good Hussite stuff. And coke war and www2 history is really good. It would be cool to do videos that are all of the history chronologically a a country, culture or regions.

[@ViscosAtlantic]

I used to be Agnostic, I’m catholic now

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Welcome Home, brother! 😊☺️🤗✝️☦️✝️🇻🇦

[@jimmytimmy3680]

Used to be catholic, now I am Agnostic.

[@CJB333]

Great commentary and additional points from co-host

[@TheTexVet]

Im so glad to see ludwig with you. Great cohost pick, glad to see him speaking and adding input outside of just my twitter interactions with him. This should really grow into something great

[@RainFall2112]

It was good to change hosts. Erik seems checked out. I don’t even understand why he was there

[@piggly]

finally a warhammer fantasy reference over the typical 40k, refreshing.

[@insanitysreign6195]

Eric seems like a good soul, hope he's doing okay, but I am enjoying the fact that Austin is participating and adding to the discussion.

[@karlyan17]

I'm having a groundhog day

[@geoffrobinson]

I’m Reformed & therefore have heard a lot on this topic. Barely any secular historian goes over the theological causes of the Reformation. I will listen to this later and see if you cover any of that. Way more to it than “church corrupt.”

[@user-fc7kj2hv3w]

Do you have any books on this you would recommend

[@geoffrobinson]

@@Interne73859 I mean your own pope just said recently that the death penalty is wrong which goes against not only the Bible but all of Christian history and you want to lecture me that people couldn’t get things wrong for 1500 years?

[@geoffrobinson]

@@user-fc7kj2hv3w you ask a good question. Since it is a broad topic, no. There is a good academic article from the early 60s about how the Jesuits in France revived Greek skepticism in order to undermine Protestant use of Scripture and that may have led to problems later on and the Enlightenment etc

[@user-fc7kj2hv3w]

@geoffrobinson very interesting connection ill see if I can find it

[@geoffrobinson]

@@Interne73859 there has been no new revelation to overturn all previous revelation on the topic, but I appreciate your devotion to your false church

[@ArchitectStrange]

I've been waiting a long long time for this

[@jennifergouge9661]

Same

[@eddy-knox]

new game: drink every time rudyar says he 'teased out' something

[@connorschlagel7499]

16:40 there's a book called "The Sparrow" about that exact topic. It's a good read

[@gaylynnhorncri]

Your new co-host is fantastic. It always felt like it was just you talking and I myself not knowing nothing or a sliver of the information you be talking about. As a protestant, this makes me wonder how the Catholic church would be if they didn't go so heavy conservativism and actually addressed the issues of the church. Like we probably wouldn't of had the not so notorious Spanish Inquisition nor the Salem Witch Trials and probably the Japanese Jesuits seizing of power might never of happen.

[@wojocolebuilds]

As a Ukrainian Hawaiian guy from SC who grew up Lutheran, I was really looking forward to this video, lmao.

[@DEads_n_Gone]

Wow a Co-Host who adds to the dialogue. That’s crazy.

[@justinhadley2583]

The loss of the concept of covenant and the obsession with the question of the individual's salvation in Protestantism has been the problem. Also interestingly Jesus came called the logos. So he is the reason and rationality as well as God. This explains why Protestantism has been such a foundation to advancement.

[@CMVBrielman]

I walk away from discussions that treat all religions as primarily sociological phenomena, thinking that the point really has been missed.

[@NotTheGreenKnight]

What you think Angels and Demons are out here literally manipulating people into doing what they do?

[@wbx9126]

Yes​@@NotTheGreenKnight

[@NotTheGreenKnight]

@ What possible utility could be gleamed from hypothetical discussions on what demons or angels may or may not have been influencing the motives and actions of people during the Protestant reformation? Sociology is the only way to do it in a useful way otherwise it’s just complete spit balling

[@radhatter2018]

You just want people to indulge your delusions lmao

[@justinhadley2583]

You would find "skepticism and the counter-reformation in France" by Richard H Popkin. One of my fellow seminary grads runs Anglican audio and they did an episode on it talking about the Roman church's role in the continental enlightenment in it's refutation of reason.

[@Zyragonn]

Hi. I'm watching your videos for years. One topic occupied my mind recently. Modern western cast system. You mentioned it a couple times, but I'd love video about that.

[@j.harris83]

One of best books I’ve come across on the reformation is “Fatal Discord: Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for the Western Mind” I found it to be a holistic view of the time for both Catholic and Protestant.

[@jackodonnell3463]

This guest was phenomenal. Get him a mic

[@caleb3639]

being a Confessional Lutheran aided me to know just about everything Rudy talked about in this episode

[@RockawayCCW]

Do you know enough about the Huguenots to talk about them? I would love to know more about this. I'm reading a biography of Katherine the Great and it said one of her mentors was a Huguenot that fled France. No explanation of what a Huguenot was. The author (a french guy writing 60 years ago) assumed the reader would know that. I looked it up and learned the Huguenots were French protestants. The king was protecting them from the Church but when he died the next king revoked that protection, allowing Catholics to attack them. Many left France, and one ended up tutoring the future queen of Russia, and founder of the Romanov Dynasty.

[@micahrice466]

This new host is amazing keep him!

[@jasonpalacios1363]

The thing is that lately more people especially Atheists are going back to Christianity and many Muslims are leaving Islam to follow Christianity in large numbers. Also modern science came from the Catholic Church especially education like Universities or the Gregorian Calendar by fixing the problem created by the Julian Calendar.

[@PoppinPsinceAD33]

Very good trend, but it needs to grow more.

[@jasonpalacios1363]

@@PoppinPsinceAD33 It is and it takes time.

[@dankerdank7070]

Iranian Muslims are the biggest demographic of that

[@jasonpalacios1363]

@@dankerdank7070 No that's because if the people in Muslim nations has to practice Christianity in secret because if they get caught then they'll be executed.

[@thermionic1234567]

The reforms should have gone back much further in time to before Christianity transmogrified into various state religions. The big mistake the reformers made was allowing Protestantism to also become a state religion. And now we have Lutheranism as a state religion in countries such as Sweden where there is no vestige of Christianity left in it. And then there is Rome with all of the additions to the Bible. Heresies embodies by The Council of Trent, Vatican One, the Assumption of Mary, etc. Then come the Orthodox and Oriental Churches replete with so many barnacles on their ancient ships.

[@Thomas-rv1wi]

Two History 102 videos in two days? aren't we lucky!

[@justinhadley2583]

It is interesting to think about how the Roman church took it's traits in chaos as the last institution in the Roman Empire.

[@baselius662]

Good to note is that indulgences were not about money from the beginning. If you sinned and repented, your sins would be forgiven, but you were also given a penance to "make up" for the consequences of your sin. An indulgence is a confirmation that you had completed the penance. Basically, you had to prove you were sincere in your repentance by a show of piety. "26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." James 2:26 This could be anything from certain prayers to doing a pilgrimage, feeding the poor, giving to charity. The problem arose when priest would sell these indulgences for money. This was illegal but the corruption was so wide-spread that it continued anyway.

[@user-wj9si6wu8n]

This is my favorite podcast. I'm very happy about the new host and his clear vast knowledge. However I think the previous host had a better mindset about the role. I want Rudyard to have the chance to finish his flow. I think there should be an outline or script perhaps. But I like the new host and I love this channel. Something else since I'm at it lol. I think you guys should invest in high quality camera and mics. I think it might even make the channel more attractive for advertisers. Anyway best of luck and I love this channel

[@NiallOhArailt]

You need to have Séamus Coughlin on for a chat. Preferably with Uberboyo, I think there’s a good chance Séamus can convert both of you to Catholicism. Steph seems to be more in the Nietzsche camp, you’re probably pretty close to being Catholic, and the three of you talk about it a lot. It would be interesting to see you hash it out.

[@ronniebby3148]

Jung also talks about the union of the two : Protestantism and Catholicism. In his writings of Answer to Job. If the two are to withstand in the modern world 9:31

[@opetr198336]

Thank you for finally noticing Czechia! :)

[@MeanBeanComedy]

A *little* off on the Indulgences part. It's moreso that good works or charity can help outdo the *TEMPORAL* effects of sin (not the eternal effects--that takes Christ's Sacrifice!), and a few members in the Church at that time, like Tetzel, were taking advantage of that.

[@LVPUSTrismegistus]

Ah, one of My favorites clusterfucks period in history, the sheer caos and insanity are morbidly fascinating. And the new co-host is awesome.

[@hereticalgames3695]

Do one on the second great awakening and the US civil war.

[@leebateman7846]

He did one on the Civil War about 6 months back

[@Joseph_Ben_David]

Great job everybody 👏

[@rafalrocks]

So what church does Rudyard go to on Sundays? Or does he?

[@TheRustyLM]

It doesn’t matter to me.🤓

[@Rank_Hypocrisy]

Love this! Thank you!!

[@mbmurphy777]

The points about the ultimate and points of Christianity being agnostic/atheist/woke-ism is also echoed by Tom Holland in his books (particularly Dominion) I believe. Interesting that Jung also said something similar.

[@pbkobold]

Love the new guy.

[@StephenCartledge]

This cohost is great

[@mrgreybrownin5039]

Having studied Proto protestant movements and thinkers for a long while this was a grand video to watch after a spiritual hideous.

[@sheadon01]

I really like Rudyard's new cohost, he has a lot to contribute.

[@tm0209]

14:18 "the Catholoc church is the most educated, and the most humane, and the best force in the world [during the dark ages]" bro, please cease your eurocentrism. This is just silly. You realize the Tang and Song dynasties were golden ages of China during that time period right? They very much were not the most educated, that would be the Muslims during there respective golden age in that period. As for humane treatment, must I really list the brutalities directed by the church. The catholoc church held european culture during the period, ill grant you that, but spare me the rest.

[@thegunslinger8806]

On the question of where our modern elites draw their power to rule from: The short answer is manufactured concent, first through the world wars, then the fear of nuclear annihilation and then finally now the fear of the other. Clearly the last one has completely been broken.

[@seangoggans7091]

For you note near the end you say that the elites view the populas as cattel and their the shepherds. This ties back similarly to your statement that the elite draws their right to rule from ambiguous ideas of the past. A continual major theme in Baptist churches is the idea of people being lost sheep and god is our shepherd.

[@justinhadley2583]

Calvin wrote Luther for years after the Marburg Colloquoy seeking unity, even praising him over Zwingli on justification. The Genevan city council however was where the power was where the power was. The split was originally over the nature of the real presence in the eucharist. Then it of course became national identity.

[@Noah-d8v]

Calvin and Luther had way less in common than you say. They had two key differences being Communion and Baptism. Luther saw himself as simply fixing the wrong the Catholic Church had promoted out of greed, (purgatory among others). Calvin on the other hand was really rebranding Christianity through the way he interpreted the Bible.

[@luisalexis24]

Great Video!!!!!! 👍

[@alexlight4178]

Come to some Divine Liturgies guys. Nothing makes me more glad to be Orthodox like contemplating the Protestant Reformation

[@MtnLady]

Any chance you could recommend some books on the GDR? Maybe even do a video that doesn’t totally revolve around the Stasi (most people make that the entire focus of their work). Thanks for all the great content. Can’t get enough.

[@rafalrocks]

The Hussite War is fascinating and tragic. It also produced one of the most extraordinary military leaders of all time- Jan Zizka,an absolute badass genius warrior and the proto communist Taborite. The impetus was theological (heretical) as much as political with the English Jon Wycliffe playing a major role

[@guccicoupons]

Rudyard, you should play EU4 someday. Awesome historical strategy game that takes place from 1444 to 1836.

[@justinhadley2583]

The difference between the Reformers and pietism or later Evangelicalism is an interesting one. The Reformers were very big on community and covenant giving Protestantism an early cohesion that peters out with the later Pietists. The momentum of Protestantism stayed with the individual question and moved it away from the Reformers in this aspect. May explain the movement from covenant and constitutionalism to the democracyfest we live in today.

[@alexandernope7499]

"...and Eric's perfectly dine physically, don't you worry about that..." sounds like what a nefarious villian would say after you break into their evil lair to stop their plan to take over the world. Lol 🤣

[@PoppinPsinceAD33]

I’m becoming Catholic, I was raised Protestant. We are both united to combat immorality, but I pray for conversions of other Protestants, especially of the non denominational kind.

[@simmat6419]

If you are goin traditional, ya might as well go all the way to Orthodoxy

[@obiwankenobi6871]

I was non Denominational Prot but now I’m an Eastern Orthodox Christian Convert!

[@CaseyYankee]

Welcome home to Rome

[@simmat6419]

Nice, is it the reformed kind or the original that the Old Rite practices?​@@obiwankenobi6871

[@Nope-w2h]

You wasp I'm a orc

[@TylerDurden-pk5km]

Wittenberg is not in the south-west of Germany. Currently it would be considered part of east germany, formerly middle-germany. The south-west of germany was and remains much more catholic.

[@ringthatbell9597]

I much prefer this new guy, he’s a lot more knowledgeable so he adds more to the video, with the previous guy you might as well of just done the video solo.

[@almor2445]

I was raised protestant but went to a catholic school and later discovered Taoism and Zen after years of atheism. Ooh and a spot of pagan magic in college. Religion is fascinating.

[@BMWE90HQ]

You need to change the logo. It still says Erik’s name on it.

[@BMWE90HQ]

Henry the 8th had 3 legitimate children * he had at least 4 in all.

[@Faustobellissimo]

This channel began as a good history channel, but now it's just ideology like your other main channel. Such a shame, the history videos were very well done.

[@Anonymousfromthe305]

Next video are English Civil war & 30 years war?

[@brendanwiley253]

What greater art could a human make than a child?

[@LucidityEngine]

Love this ❤

[@LucidityEngine]

Co-host is awesome, you two have a good chemistry.

[@emZee1994]

Would be interesting if Rudyard did a alternative history video where the Renaissance Occultism/Neopaganism won out over both Catholicism and Protestantism

[@alexlight4178]

what if the co host took on some young jamie roles, and will put up specific dates and links for all the things rudyard describes briefly and never touches again

[@martincarter6961]

Please do the French Revolution next