Protestant Reformation Flashcards
Pope Leo X
Allowed Johan Tetzel to sell indulgences to fund St. Peter’s basilica
Abuses by church that were causes for Protestant ref
Simony (selling of offices) Nepotism (offices to relatives) Pluralism (holding 2+ offices) Absenteeism (not showing up BC of pluralism) Indulgences
3 principles of Lutheranism
Scripture alone, faith alone, and grace alone
Some of luthers works
On the freedom of the Christian- free will and salvation
On the Babylonian captivity- for theologians, condemns all but 2 sacraments (baptism and communion)
An address to the nobility- patriotically appealed to German princes
German translation of the bible- Christianity for everyone!!
Peasants revolt of 1524-1525
Fueled by economic grievances and Lutheran ideal of priesthood of all believers
Luther crushed it BC he needed support from the German princes
Diet of worms
Luther defied charles v the holy roman emperor and didn’t turn back on his writings (movie scene)
Charles v’s main concern?
Keeping all of his many possessions together! He was under attack by ottoman, France, Algerian pirates, papacy, and German Lutherans
Habsburg Valois wars
France vs HRE
Began in Italy
Catholic France supported German Protestants
What brought Renaissance to an end?
When charles v sacked Rome in 1527
Schmalkalidic league
League formed by Lutheran princes, resisted Charles v’s attacks
Peace of Augsburg
Leaders of German provinces could decide religion of their subjects
John Calvin
2nd gen reformer
accepted luthers ideas but placed more emphasis on predestination
Set up perfect community in Geneva
Institutes of the Christian religion
By Calvin
Synthesized reformed theology and provide tactics for organizing a reform
Ecclesiastical ordinances
Divide church into: Doctors (study scripture) Pastors (preach) Deacons (charity) Elders (discipline) By Calvin
Consistory
Body in Geneva, ruled by elders
Punished people for drunkenness, gambling, etc
Calvinism was popular among?
Nobility and middle class BC they thought they were the elect
Genevan academy
Founded by Calvin in 1559
Designed to train leaders who would preach Calvinism elsewhere
John Knox
Takes Calvinism to Scotland
Zwingli
Preach a more radical movement than luthers, argued about lords supper
Killed in Swiss civil war
Inspired people to smash statues and paint churches white to get people to focus on gods word
Consubstantiation
What Luther believed
Bread and wine are really jesus
Receiver has to be in a state of faith
Transubstantiation
Catholics
Priests turn bread and wine into body and blood
Marburg colloquy
Luther and Zwingli tried to settle differences
Failed miserably, they couldn’t agree
Catherine zell
Showed that women often accepted and spread the reformation first
Preached, wrote, and ministered to the poor