Church History Final Flashcards
Erasmus
Born in Holland, ordained to priesthood (Augustinian order), Studied in Paris and taught at Cambridge. Worked on Greek New Testament. Believed in the importance of reform through education in Greek, Latin, the Classics, and New Testament.
Luther
German Augustinian Monk, taught at the University of Wittenberg, big part of the reformation, Nailed 95 Theses to the Wittenberg Cathedral on October 31, 1517 saying mainly the sale of indulgences was wrong and exploitative of the economy of the German nation and Luther believed the pope had no authority over purgatory.
Zwingli
one who birthed the “reformed faith”, a theologian of the Bible believing in “Sola Scirptura”. He ojected to the use of Swiss mercenaries—opposed Pope, denounced indulgence and fasting laws, said priestly celibacy was not Biblical; married Anna Reinhardt.
Calvin
Reformer, spent much time as pastor in Geneva, wrote The Institutes of the Christian Religion, believed in predestination (see 5 points question).
Melanchthon
A colleague and disciple of Luther, took part it Colloquium of Regensburg (which succeed on crafting an agreement on justification: God is the sole source of salvation and Good works are a necessary response to God’s act of bringing salvation).
Bullinger
Part of Swiss Confederation
Isabella
part of the catholic reformation and took throne of Castile in Spain (in 1474).
Ignatius of Loyola
was a soldier, but hung up his sword, giving it over to Mary, and dedicated himself to be a soldier of the church. Part of the Jesuits, a New monastic order (Society of Jesus).
Leo X
pope who authorized Johan Tetzel, a German Dominican, to sell indulgences (which the money was used to finance the building of St. Peter’s in Rome). Part of Medici family.
Theodore Beza
Founded Geneva Academy. John Calvin’s college and successor in Geneva and teacher of Jacob Arminus.
Martin Bucer
Calvin’s mentor in Strasbourg and greatly influenced Calvin’s views on the nature of the reformed church especially in relation to issues of civil polity and discipline.
Servetus
Spanish physician who denied the Trinity. Calvin charges with heresy. He is burned at the stake.
Arminius
Part of synod of Dort which decided that predestination was based on for knowledge of God. A professor was asked to refute an unorthodox teaching on predestination, but found himself defending the very views he had been commissioned to defeat. Arminius became uncomfortable with the sovereignty of God in grace, uncomfortable with a view that now appeared to him to limit the free offer of the gospel and the responsibility of man. He no longer accepted the classical view of original sin, believing instead that people were capable of choosing the good.
Henry VIII
Church reforms under his rule. Sought to divorce wife, Catharine, but pope would not annul the marriage therefore Henry wanted autonomy from Rome. He convened parliament to reduce power and control of the church.
Thomas Cranmer
Archbishop of Canterbury, creator of the Book of Common Prayer
Sir Thomas More
Chancellor and friend of king and was unwilling to swear allegiance to king as head of church.
Bloody Mary
Mary I takes throne in 1553. Sought to restore Roman Catholicism. Persecuted Protestants (nearly 300 executed).
Elizabeth I
took throne in 1558. Sought to moderate Protestantism. Many exiles returned and brought reformed ideas to England.
John Knox
a pastor in Church of England during the Protestant rebellion. Went into exile in Geneva in 1554. “The first blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women”. Returns to Scotland in 1559.
Mary Stuart
the Queen of Scots, Married to Francis II of France
Menno Simons
abandoned priesthood and became Anabaptist. Wrote Foundation of Christian Doctrine.
James I
of Scotland, assumes English throne in 1603
John Smyth
pastor of a congregation outside the Church of England which was Illegal under English law. He was an English Baptist that viewed infant baptism as invalid. General Baptist.
Thomas Helwys
broke with Smyth over differences in theology and doctrine.
Charles I
Tired to rule England without Parliament, dissolved it because he was unpopular for his pro-Catholic and anti-Puritan leanings. Married Maria of France who was a Catholic.
Oliver Cromwell
in 1653 he assumes power as Lord Proector. Closes Rump Parliament, begins reforms of church and state. His goal was republic. Parliament won war against Charles I under Cromwell. He took over and the King was taken as a prisoner to Caversham Park.
William & Mary
the coregency over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, of spouses (and first-cousins) King William III & II and Queen Mary II.
John Milton
wrote Paradise Lost
John Bunyan
wrote Pilgrim’s Progress
George Fox
founder of the Quakers (Friends). Challenged many traditional Christian Views. He was unwilling to meet in secret, so thousands were imprisoned.
William Penn
Became a Quaker. Got a Royal land grant from Charles II (became Pennsylvania: city of brotherly love). Goal of complete religious freedom.
Rene Descartes
Part of the enlightenment (age of reason). Philosopical system rooted in universal doubt. Cogito, ergo sum (I think, therefore I am). Knowledge of self is starting point.
John Locke
believed all knowledge comes from experience (outer and inner). Empiricism. He believed Christianity’s essential truths could be known through proper use of reason and judgment. “A clear expression of truths and laws that others could have known by their natural faculties.”
David Hume
Atheist. His critique of empiricist rationalism undercut the foundations of Deism.
Immanuel Kant
wrote Critique of Pure Reason. We cannot know things as they are but only in terms our minds can grasp; thus, there is no completely objective knowledge. Cannot prove or deny existence of God based on reason alone.
Pietism
Emphasis on person devotion and religious experience. “Pietism was a response to the dogmatism of the theologians and the dogmatism of the theologian and the rationalism of the philosophers, both of which it contrasted with the living faith that is at the heart of Christianity.”
Emanuel Swedenborg
believed that everything that exists is a reflection of the attributes of God, and therefore the visible world corresponds with the invisible one. Thought his visions (which began in 1744) were what the Bible meant by the second coming.
Philip Jakob Spener
father of Pietism. Small group Bible studies and devotional groups—“college of piety” Minimized difference between clergy and laity.