Religious Pluralism Flashcards
What does the reformation lead to?
religious pluralism
how does it lead to religious pluralism?
it challenges UNIFIED EUROPE which was under catholicism
how did it eventually lead to the start of the reforms?
people continued to question the church after the renaissance
What are the 3 branches of Christianity in europe ?
Protestant
Catholic
eastern orthodox
What are the different branches within protestant?
Baptist Lutheran Presbyterian Anglican Methodist and more
What do lay people start doing that is very impactful
they start having little bible studies and priests were scared because they didn’t want people interpreting the bible
What are some of the issues of priests?
avignon (Rome to France)
Ren. Popes (crazy, orgies, money central)
Simony (bribes for jobs)
Pluralism
absenteeism
20% had concubines since they couldn’t mary
Indulgences (pay to get u and family out of purgatory; pay for forgiveness of sins)
What was a great issue of the church?
Churches had lots of land
Who were the three influencers of reformation ?
john wyclifee
john huss
mystics (believers in truth)