Test 2 Flashcards
Christianity Terms Reformation
Scholasticism (11C)
(11th C) A medieval school of philosophy that employed a critical organic method of philosophical analysis predicated upon the Aristotelian 10 Categories.
St. Anselm (11C)
(11th C) Theologian and philosopher, known as the father of Scholasticism, and begun another era of “truth” about Jesus
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Dominican Theologian and teacher who came up with Aristotelian Realism (5 Proofs of God and Transubstantiation)
Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
Lawyer Pope vs. Philip IV. Told Phillip IV no in taxing the church and clergy members because Phillip IV wanted money.
Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy (1309-1377)
7 Popes who worked within the interest of the French King over the actual church. They did this by involving themselves in the economy and bargain and sold those office appointments. Abuses in the Church: annates, servitia, and vacancies
Great Schism of the Western Church (1378-1415)
The Cardinals had to election of a new Pope and there was a divide of an Italian Pope or a French Pope. After mobs and riots, they decided to have two Head Popes: one in Rome and one in France.
Conciliarism
A form of Church government ran by a council of Cardinals to run the church
Council of Constance (1414-1418)
The Council of Constance chooses for Martin V becomes Pope. In doing so, Martin V makes conciliarism permanent. So regular meetings and the Church
Councils are superior to the Pope
John Hus (1369-1415)
Hus didn’t agree with how the Pope and head church officials aren’t leading good Christian lives and criticizes them. Argued that mass should only do the bread and not the wine as the normal people only got bread and not the wine. This caused the Bohemian church to be in danger to separate from the Roman Papacy. Later called a heretic and burned at the stake.
Reformation (16th C)
Martian Luther and John Calvin lead a reform of Christianity and how church officials were living. In doing so, Lutheran and Protestantism emerged, encouraged personal interpretation of the Christian message independently, and nation-states developed based on religion
Henry VIII (1509-1547)
Used the Act of Supremacy to have England go from Catholic to Catholic-ish after not having sons and thought God hated him because of religious stuff.
Francis I (1515-1547)
French king that didn’t like Protestantism and fought against the reformation
Charles V
Spanish King who attempted to fight the Lutheran reformation. He wins the first time, telling everyone to come to back to the Catholic Church with little success, and fails the second time.
Renaissance (14th-16th C)
Humanism becomes a big deal and there is a rejection of religious dogma and blind faith. People sought a more scientific and empirical approach to understanding the world, challenging the authority of the Church.
Humanism
A part of the Renaissance where people went back to Grecian and Roman antiquity–this includes the Church
Erasmus (1466-1536)
A Dutch Humanist who promoting a reform of society and especially the Church.
Thomas More
English humanist reformer, who worked against Henery VIII, that opposed the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Founded Lutheranism. Justification by faith alone as in you don’t have to repent cause God loves you no matter what.
95 Theses
A list of propositions for an academic disputation written in 1517 by Martin Luther,
Sola Scriptura (Bible alone)
Luther’s Idea: Bible Alone
Sola Gratia (Grace alone)
Luther’s Idea: Grace Alone