ONE ONLY  GOD A HISTORY  OF RELIGIONS  PLAY
 
Abraham was my name,  UR my nation,  the only God … my religion.
God blessed me with a son, Isaac
This had a son too, Jacob
...whom, the 12 tribes  come from .
Muslim, Jewish, Christian
  who our great...grandparents are?
Why we have separated  so much? Where the roots of our  problems are?
Let’s put our family tree upside down, and we’ll see all its branches meet one.
 
 
 
Anglicanism Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon
 
It’s a nice day, isn’t it?
 
 
 
Pope  Clement VII
Henry arranges an audience with Pope Clement VII to obtain an annulment
 
 
The north of Europe is tired of the clergy gorging itself on riches
I will be the head of the Church,  I will divorce Catherine  and bring a son into the world.
Charles V  . Emperor of the Sacred Roman Germanic Empire . Catherine of Aragon’s nephew  . Supported by the Pope.
Henry, I will not let you make a mockery of the Spanish Royal family. You will not leave my aunt.
In 1534, Henry VIII creates the Acts of Supremacy which appoint him head of the Church of England
In 1534, Henry VIII creates the Acts of Supremacy which appoint him head of the Church of England
Thomas Crammer, Bishop of Canterbury
Henry leaves Catherine of Aragon
Henry marries Anne Boleyn
Anne is beheaded
Anne gave  Henry  a child,  Elizabeth   I
who, later, enforces  Protestantism in England.
Similarities between Islam and Christianism. A Muslim Girl and a Catholic Girl meet in a park.
Maria is wandering about, waiting for her sister whilst eating a sandwich. Suddenly, a girl runs past her, trips and falls into her, causing her to drop her sandwich.
I don’t eat pigs’ meat. … my sandwich,  it’s ham!
We pray five times a day facing Mecca. I have to pray  every day, too.
On Fridays, I go to the mosque . And on Sundays,  I go to church.
During Ramadan we don’t eat nor drink from sunrise till sunset. Fridays, during Lent, we shouldn’t eat meat either.
I have to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once in my life. Catholics go on pilgrimages to Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela…
… we can meet next time and continue our conversation.
 
THE PROTESTANTISM
In 1517 the Roman Catholic Church  continues to become more discredited.
Martin Luther will denounce the situation and will reform the Catholic Church giving rise to Protestantism .
 
They’ll think I’m crazy  for nailing  my thoughts to the door  of the Wittemberg palace…
The pardon of  sins can be bought, even murder.  Everything is ok to fill up the Pope’s coffers.
Luther burning papal bull
 
  Charles V and Leo X  disagree about the situation.
You should stop this. The German princes support Luther. They would use him as an excuse for the war.
Martin Luther in defense of his ideas before the Emperor, Charles V. 
The war broke out between the German princes and Charles V
The war broke out between the German princes and Charles V
Luther translated the Bible  into German so that everybody could read it.
We need to be united in front of a common enemy,  the Turks are advancing from the East.
Make peace with the heretics?  That is absurd!
… the war began again.  The Princes formed  the  Schmalkaldic League.  Charles knows his defeat.   Luther dies in 1546
In 1555, we make the Augsburg Peace. I resign to my dream, to have religious unity in my domains. Everyone will be able to profess the religion they wish. Protestantism would consolidate in England.
Some differences between the Anglicanism and Catholicism.
Some differences between the Anglicanism and Catholicism.
Anglicanism has women pastors and bishops.
The Catholics believe in the images of the Saints. Anglican churches do not have images of saints.
ONE  ONLY  GOD

One Only God

Editor's Notes

  • #8 Special emphasis is made on how three different cultures (Muslim, Jew and Christian) coexisted in peace from the eighth to the twelfth centuries.