Religion (Religious ideas) Flashcards
Which two people mostly led the change in religious ideas under HVIII ?
1) Cromwell
2) Cranmer
What/ Who were both Cromwell and Cranmer both sympathetic to ? (2)
1) Protestant ideas
2) followers of Martin Luther
Who was Martin Luther ?
A German monk who challenged the Catholic Church’s teaching on salvation in 1517
What were the ten articles that was introduced in 1536 ?
This was a formal statement of doctrine issued by the Church of England that reduced the number of sacraments needed to reach salvation to just 3.
Following the publication of the Ten articles in 1536, The number of sacraments needed to reach salvation was reduced to just 3, what were these 3 ?
1) Baptism
2) Penance
3) the Eucharist
How did the issuement of the ten articles in 1536 change religious doctrine ?
Under Catholic doctrine, there were 7 sacraments needed to reach salvation, however, under the ten articles, this was reduced to just 3.
How was the Ten articles of 1536 significant in terms of the rate of change to religious doctrine ?
It was an ambiguous document that showed both Lutheran (Martin Luther) and Catholic influences on the development of doctrine
What was included within the ‘Bishops’ Book’ that came after the publication of the Ten articles in 1536 ?
It restored the 4 sacraments that were excluded from the Ten articles, bu these 4 restored sacraments were given a lower status than the 3 that were kept in the Ten articles.
When was doctrinal manual, Bishops’ Book, published ?
1537
How was the Bishops’ Book of 1537 significant in terms of the rate of change to religious doctrine.
Ultimately showed a decreasing rate of change as it was a more conservative document than he Ten articles.
What did the Six articles Act do ?
This reasserted Catholic doctrine. Denial of transubstantiation (blood and body) was deemed heretical (against Christianity).
When was the Six articles act ?
1539
Why was the Six articles act of 1539 a victory for the conservatives ?
1) It reasserted Catholic doctrine
2) 2 reforming Bishops resigned from their posts
Why was the Six articles act introduced in 1539 ?
Because there had been too much religious controversy and there was a strongly held belief that this undermined the good ordering of society
What did the King’s book do ?
This revised the Bishops’ book of 1537 and endorsed all 7 sacraments as equally important as each other
When was the King’s Book published ?
1543
The King’s Book of 1543 was largely conservative, but with some ___________ hints.
Lutheran
Who issued the Ten articles ?
The Church of England, led by Thomas Cranmer
When was the first set of royal injunctions ?
1536
Who issued the first set of royal injunctions in 1536 ?
Thomas Cromwell
Give 2 ways in which the First set of royal injunctions in 1536 can be seen as an attack on traditional religious practices.
1) restriction on the number of holydays to be observed
2) discouraged pilgrimages
When was the second set of Royal injunctions ?
1538
Give two ways in which the second set of royal injunctions in 1538 can be seen as an attack on traditional worship
1) Pilgrimages and worship of relics and images were condemened as ‘works devised by men’s fantasies’
2) Clergy who had upheld the virtues of Pilgrimages, relics and images were required publicly to confess error
What were the implications of the second set of royal injunctions in 1538 on the Bible ?
It required each Parish Church to acquire an English Bible and encourage ‘every person to read the same’.
