Reformation Flashcards
Theology
The study of religion
Salvation
How to get to heaven.
Theologian
One who has studied religion
Heretic
Someone who disagrees with the Church’s religious teachings
Excommunication
The act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church ; cutting a person off from a religious society
Papal bull
It was a letter
95 theses
95 Arguments against the Church
Holy Roman Empire
Charles V, the ruler of Germany.
Justification by faith
Luther believed that a person was saved by faith alone.
Edict
A law passed by an emperor.
Lutheran
A follower of Luther
Elector
A person who decides who gets the job of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Diet
A meeting of German princes at the town of Worms.
Predestination
God had chosen whether you were going to heaven or not, before you were born (Calvin’s theory)