Pre-reformation Church in England Flashcards
Who was the early reformation being lead by?
Martin Luther
What is anti-clericalism?
The criticism of the practices and morality of the catholic clergy
What is Erastian Kingship?
A belief that the church should be subordinate to the state
Who was John Foxe?
1516-1587 =
English protestant, forced to exile during the reign of Mary I - wrote the Book of Martyrs
Was the church important to people of the time?
It was their life they based their life around the 7 sacraments
Who was Martin Luther?
1483-1546
Leading German reformer
What impact did Lutheranism have in England?
Thomas Cranmer and Cromwell may have both secretly supported this
What were Zwinglians?
Followers of the Swiss reformer Zwingli - more radical then Lutherans - Zwingli and Luther fell out at Colloquy of Marburg in 1529
What is the Vice Gerent in Spirituals?
This was the title given by Henry VII to Thomas Cromwell, it allowed Cromwell to make policy on religious as well as secular matters
What is Papal Primacy?
The concept that the Pope was spiritual head of the Catholic Church with no superior on earth
What is Papal infallibility?
The pope was the sole authority on matters of doctrine. He was always right on doctrinal issues and could not be wrong
What was Lutheranism/Luther’s Doctrine?
Justification by faith alone - people were sinners and cannot make themselves perfect to god - salvation found in faith
Sola Scriptua - grounded by scriptures
Priesthood of all believers - people should have close relationships with God, ministers are only required to preach and teach, they were not superior
Who opposed the Catholic Church before the Reformation?
The humanists - such as Erasamus
The Lollards
What did the Humanists believe?
Return to original scriptures because the Latin Vulgate (translated bible) was translated wrong
What do they Lollards believe?
They were followers of 14th Century theologian John Wycliff - closure of monasteries and change the bible into English.
They attacked papal and priestly powers and wanted everyone to equal
Majority in Southern England
What does the argument of The State of the Church in England on the eve of the Reformation is a contentious issue among historians mean?
Traditional historians have viewed the pre-reformation church as corrupt and unpopular that bucked easily under pressure from Henry
Revisionist historians argue that pre-reformation church in England was in good health with only small issues of corruption and abuse.
What does the argument of the motives for religious change are also a source for debate among historians studying Henry’s reign?
One thought is that the reformation was entirely an act of state, his religious policies were imposed upon the population, the parliament only acting as a seal - saying it is a Reformation from Above
Another is that henry’s policies were only because of the support for protestants - reformation from below
What does the argument of the pace of religious change?
Had little change in the everyday worship of the people, that catholic orthodoxy remained in the heart of the English - it was a very slow process - finalised in Elizabeth I reign
Happened quickly and had made real progress by Edward VI
