1500-1600, The Reformation Flashcards
What type of Christianity was practiced by the C of E
Anglicanism
Why did the reformation take place
It was broadly believed that the Christian Church was becoming too concerned with worldly matters
What was the problem with the pope which caused need for reformation
Pope was too concerned with political power and wasn’t concerned with pleasing followers of the church
Indulgences
Allowed people to be absolved from their sins through payment
Reasons it was difficult to be catholic
- protecting if priesthood
- mass went on in Latin
- bible wasn’t printed in the vernacular
What did the following two aspects of the Lutheran revolt mean: Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura
Sola Gratia: by faith alone which stated that salvation came only to those who had true faith
Sola Scriptura: which stated that scripture was the only source of true knowledge of God’s will
The priesthood of all believers and how it is different from Catholicism
Priesthood of all believers argues that all true believers receive God’s Grace and were therefore priests in God’s eyes.
Differed from Catholicism where priests had to be ordained in order to correctly interpret scriptures.
95 theses
Luthiers proposals against Catholicism (translated to the vernacular by his students)
Was spread by printing press
Who helped Luther by protecting his interests against the papacy
Frederick of Saxony, a prince in the HRE, who helped cause the popes delay in excommunicating Luther.
By the time he was excommunicated, Protestantism had been spread throughout the HRE.
Peace of Augsburg
Implemented by princes of the HRE against Roman Catholic Church, stating that the ruler of each specific land had the power to choose the religion of this land.
Why wasn’t Protestantism welcome in France
It was the side of most bloodshed because Protestantism was declared heretical and illegal.
French Protestants were known as Huguenots
What did the Edict of Nantes (1598) do?
Established principle of religious toleration in France.
What happened in theEnglish reformation
Henry VIII established the Church of England, or Anglican Church because he wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon bc she couldn’t have a son
What did Edward VI, Henry VII’s son do to the Anglican Church
Established it as the official English religion
What were the people who weren’t Anglican known as
Dissenters
Changes in religious from Edward VI, to Mary I (Bloody Mary), to Elizabeth I
Edward Anglican
Mary Catholic (persecuted Protestants)
Elizabeth Anglican
Who started Calvinism and where
John Calvin, Geneva Switzerland as a branch of Protestantism.
Where did John Calvin have to flee from to establish Calvinism
France; where Huguenots were frowned upon, and Catholicism was the main religion
Calvinist views towards salvation
Predestination; God chooses a specific group (the elect) to be saved
Hierarchy in Calvinism
- Pastors: preached gospel
- Doctors: studied scripture and wrote commentaries
- Deacons: saw to the social welfare of the community
- Elders: governed the church and the community in moral matters and enforced discipline.
Who were the Anabaptists?
I could’ve used this during birriels hell month, I had no idea who they were…
- the first and largest group of radical reformers
- they thought that judgement day was near, seized the city of Münster and burned all books that weren’t the bible.
- – were a threat to the social order
Who put an end to the Anabaptists?
Lutheran prince Philip of Hesse
What was the society of Jesus also known as? Who founded them?
Founded by Ignatius Loyola, known as the Jesuits
What did the Council of Trent do?
Abolished catholic abuses that had led to the creation of Protestantism in the first place
