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The shift of religion toward the more private person, is similar to the Humanist thoughts of the Renaissance. The ideas of Humanism, putting the human individual on a pedestal is similar to the personalization of Religion in the Catholic Reformation. Where as humanism focused on the individuality if the person, the Reformation focused on the individuality of spirituality.

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Religion increasingly becoming a private matter rather than a public one is similar to the choice to worship in modern society. These are similar because in both time periods, people gained more freedom over their religious beliefs. Atheism rising in popularity in modern society can be seen as freedom over religion because in the past, not worshipping could lead to punishment. Religion transitioning to a private concern in this time period can also be seen as freedom because most peasants would have to follow the religion of the ruler of the region they lived in.

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In these documents, Catholics believe very traditional ideals, while Protestants believed in more modern values. In North Heights Church, the congregation became upset that the council of elders fired the church staff who had modern ways of thinking. This created conflict between both traditional and modern sides of the church. Many members of the congregation left, causing a huge divide in the church. The church was shutdown and many members of the congregation became confused in their beliefs and were upset at Christianity. Within one year the church hired a new council of elders and resolved some of these major concerns everyone had. This is very similar to how the Catholics responded to the Protestant reformation.

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The church became more private and individualized, whereas before the reformation, the church had simple practices you followed to rid your sins. This is similar to the Renaissance where humanists believed in thinking for themselves and creating their own religious ideals. This theme of becoming more individualistic is also evident with the protestant movement on creating churches that were more relaxed as long as you believed in God.

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To synthesize, the Catholic reformation was similar to the Great Awakening which happened in the United States during the time period of 1730-1740. The Catholic Reformation was trying to revitalize medieval catholic beliefs. They were trying to get more people involved in the Catholic Church. The Great Awakening tried to make the Protestant beliefs more wide spread, like how the Catholics were doing in the Catholic Reformation. In both instances, both Protestantism and Catholicism were trying to gain power and revitilize its ideals.

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During this time period, the catholic church was trying to counter the protestant movement. This conflict, combined with the rooted ideas of humanism, drove many to focus more on their own personal ways of expressing their belief. The Catholic Reformers were also focused on the individual person and his or her spiritual life.

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This period was a time of great religious change and turmoil.  As the Catholic church became more corrupt, a group of dissenters called Protestants split off from the Catholic Church.  This led to conflict and turmoil within the Christian faith.  In response to the Protestants, the Catholic Church reaffirmed their own principles while also accepting some of the Protestant beliefs.

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At the time of the Catholic Reformation, Europe was going through the Renaissance of human thought. The Catholic church was breaking into factions due disagreements and corruption in the Papal authority. This dis-junction of Catholic beliefs brought more people to Protestant and other religious ideals which lead to the Catholic church's need to regain followers with the Reformation.

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During this era, lots of religious turmoil was taking place across Europe. There was great debate between Protestants and Catholics and how religious matters should be handled. Many cities across Europe were reforming their religious ideas and policies