REFORMATION Flashcards
Justification of faith
The belief that a person could be made just or good by gods faith in mercy and love
Indulgences
Certificates issued by the church that said to reduce or cancel punishment for sins as long as they truly repented
Vocation
A calling from god to take up a certain work
Theocracy
Church run state
Predestination
The idea that god decided everyone’s fate, was published in a doctrine
Seminary
A theological school to ensure a better educated clergy
Baroque
A new style of art and architecture that stressed emotion, complexity, and exaggeration for a dramatic effect
Anabaptists
A group in Western Europe that initiated baptisms and admitting your sins to groups of adults.
Zealots
A group of anabaptist followers who were not peaceful, practiced polygamy
What was the catholic reformation?
A response to the Protestant reformation
What started the reformation?
Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to the wall of Wittenberg church that criticized church policies
Lutheranism
First sect of Protestantism that Emphasized salvation by faith alone and the bible was the only source of written truth
Calvinism
Sect of Protestantism, the cornerstone of which being that god has all power and knowledge, also believed in the idea of predestination.
Act of supremacy
Passed by Henry VII which made him head of England’s church, not the pope
What were the results of the catholic reformation?
No more indulgences, clergy had to be well educated, baroque art emerged.