Chapter 16: Religion and Science part I

This portion of the chapter covered the aspect of how religion changed the atmosphere for the Americas and the Philippines. Christianity was divided by the Roman Catholics of Western and Central Europe and the Eastern Orthodox of Eastern Europe and Russia. Science and church called into question the special position of the clerical hierarchy and mainly the Pope. Even though the battle between whether the church or scientific  theories were the ones to trust, women favored Protestantism and Reformation teachings and practices. Yet, women didn't have much say in Church or religion, men were still the head of power when it came to religion, such as Priests, Bishops, and the Pope. New religious orders provided a bond within the priests which made them committed to the renewal of the Catholic church and its extension abroad. When it came to the spread of religion, missionaries was one source and tactic. Missionaries had their greatest success in Spanish America and in the Philippines. Religion seems to have been a driver of human motivation and the word of God helped many humans understand what they were suppose to do in their daily lives in order to live a "good" life.  But then again what happened to those were unable to understand the word of God even if the text was read to them? Where did they fit in society? People who believed in the Scientific theories were most likely outcasts and/or punished for believing in what they did. Even in modern day Christianity versus science, there is conflict that arises.