protestant reformation Flashcards
Fire and brimstone preaching
an aggressive way of preaching that threatens eternal damnation
Indulgences
financial payments made to the pope in exchange for eternal salvation
Excommunication
excluding someone from participating in sacraments the catholic church
Christian Humanism
combined individualism with the desire to reform the CC
Desiderius Erasmus
best known christian humanist
In his satire the praise of folly in 1509 he humorously criticized societies moral and rel state
He sought for reform in the CC and his intention wasn’t to have people break away from it
His ideas prepared the way for the reformation
The Praise of the Folly
satire written in 1509 Eramus humorously criticized society’s moral and religious state and called for simpler purer faith
Martin Luther
wrote 95 theses and was a big impact on lutherism adn stopped indulgences October 31, 1517
Martin Luther’s commitment to Catholicism
What Martin Luther believed
Luther found that humans couldn’t be saved by their good works; but by their faith in God.
95 Theses
On October 31, HALLOWEEN 1517, Martin Luther, angered by the churches practices made his 95 theses public
How did Lutheranism spread throughout Holy Roman Empire
Luther was able to gain the support of many of the German rulers among the 300 states that made upon the movement the last time he ever led the Holy Roman Empire
Charles V
Charles saw the Reformation as a force that disrupted the political and social order
Charles had hoped to keep the Roman Empire catholic
Peace of Augsburg
peace of augsburg put into place, it officially ended christian unity in europe
Ulrich Zwingli
Wrote his 67 theses in 1523 in which he rejected beliefs like purgatory, the mass, forced fasting etc
67 theses
67 theses in 1523 in which he rejected beliefs like purgatory, the mass, forced fasting etc written by ulrich zwingli
Division in Switzerland
Zwinglis movement spread to other cities in switz
October 1531 war broke out between protestant and catholic states in switz
John Calvin
1536 he published his institutes of the Chrotstian rel which was a summary of his understanding of prot thought