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What led up to having 3 popes?
- 1302; Pope Boniface VIII struggling against Philip IV for power
- He issued Papal Bull saying that the pope has power to issue salvation
- French King Philip IV moves the pope to Avignon (Sth. France) till 1377.
- Now there’s a pope in Rome AND France AND another (somewhere..) each claiming to be Peter’s successor.
- Result: Their power declined
Prior to three popes, what were the people dissatisfied with?
1) Too much emphasis on ritual
2) Increasing secularization
3) Wealth, corruption, abuse
What was the result of having 3 popes?
Their power declined
What happened to the states during the 3 pope saga?
- France, England, Spain were gaining power
- They limited Rome’s power
What was the name of the plague?
Black Death (1348-1351)
How many people did the plague kill?
1/3 of population
What did people do in response to the plague? (to try and make it go away)
penitential flagellation
Who did they blame for the plague?
Jews
Who was Wycliffe?
- major critic of institutional church
- civil employee of British Gov.
What was happening at the time of Wycliffe?
-Revival of Learning
What did Wycliffe believe?
- church was spiritual power, not about money and power.
- Scripture was ultimate authority
- Papacy was human invented (by Constantine)
What did Wycliffe do/accomplish?
- Preached in English!! (primary element in worship [not Eucharist anymore])
- Advocated abolition of papal system
- Influences Czech’s
What happened to cause a crisis in the church before the reformation actually got off the ground?
- Personal and Spiritual crisis
- Rejection of formal ritual and doctrine
- Emphasis on personal salvation
What did John Huss do/say?
- Emphasized authority of Scripture
- Rejected canon law
- Affirmed authority of ancient fathers
What happened to John Huss?
- Invited to Council of Constantine (to resolve issue of multiple popes)
- Promised safety…
- Burned at the stake for being a “dangerous heretic”
When did the indulgences start?
12th - 13th Century with the crusades
When was the height of the indulgences?
16th Century
What is an indulgence?
-“Payment to church that purchased an exemption from punishment (Penance)”
What sin does an indulgence not cover?
Murder
Why did people “buy into” indulgences?
- People were scared that they accidentally sinned or forgot to repent
- Didn’t want extra time in purgatory or go to hell
How did Indulgences start with crusades?
-Crusaders were promised salvation for fighting in war
Arguments the church gave for indulgences
- Argument 1: good works earn salvation
- Paying money for good works is just as good as good works
- Argument 2: Church had inherited unlimited good works from Jesus that could be sold
Modern illustration of indulgences
confession insurance
Who was the worst seller of indulgences and why?
John Tetzel
- added selling indulgences for people already dead.
- scared/shamed/guilted people into buying them
Where was Luther declared a Heretic?
at Diet of Worms, Germany
What did Luther stand for?
-Justification by faith alone (not works)
Who was Arminius?
-Dutch Reformed Theologian/professor
What was Arminius known for?
- Known for departing from Reformed theology of Belgic Confession
- Founder of Arminianism
What was the result of Arminius’ depart from calvinism? And where?
-Resulted in Calvinist-Arminian controversy at Synod of Dort
How did Arminius come to birth his theology?
-Came to his conclusions while trying to defend Calvinistic predestination
Arminius’ early life:
-Orphaned; adopted by priest; studied at Leiden (anti-Calvinist)
What did Copernicus discover?
-Earth revolves around the sun
Who is Galileo?
- Devout Catholic
- Father of modern science and astronomy
- Called a heretic
What did Galileo discover?
- Pendulum law (gravity) [from this came clocks)
- Law of constant acceleration
- Experiments to prove hypothesis
- Earth not center of world
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
- Most famous scientist in history
- Founder of Modern Calculus
- Parliamentarian
- Arian (non-trinitarian)
What did Newton discover?
- 3 Laws of motion
- Earth not the center of the world (built telescopes)
- Theory of Color (Optics/light)
What was Kant’s focus?
-Ethics (philosophical study of moral actions)
What were Kant’s ethics?
- Categorical Imperative (Morals are from rationality, not Bible)
- Universal law (Act in a way you want everyone to act)
- Golden Rule (do to others as you would have them do to you)
Why were Kant’s ideas readily accepted?
-Easy to understand and apply
Who was Voltaire?
- French
- Lived among Parisian aristocrats
- Critic of religious intolerance and persecution
Who influenced Voltaire?
-Liked John Locke and Isaac Newton
What did Voltaire write?
-Wrote book praising English customs (therefore hated by Frenchmen and kicked out)
What was Voltaire a critic of?
religious intolerance and persecution
What happened at the end of Voltaire’s life?
- Denied burial in church-grounds
- Corpse stolen by right-wing religious people and dumped in garbage
- Heart in a museum
- Brain auctioned off
What is another word for the Renaissance?
The age of reason
Describe the wager.
Little/no risk in taking a chance on God. Much risk for not taking a chance on God. Just wager towards God. Even if God isn’t real you don’t lose much (slot machine). If God is real you gain everything.(
Who came up with “the wager”?
Blaise Pascal
Who was the founder of the Pietists?
Jakob Spener
Why did pietism start?
to deal with stress and conflict
What was the reform that Spener proposed? (5 things)
Bible Based: (sad pp) 1) greater use of SCRIPTURE 2)Don’t just be a PEW sitter 3) ACT like a Christian 4) less debate, more Piety 5)PREACH to edify (teach) (People need to learn the Bible!)
Who was August Hermann Francke?
-German Pietist
What did Hermann Franke do?
- School for poor
- Orphanage
- Medical Dispensary
- Publishing House
Who copied Hermann Franke?
Prussians
Who was Nicolas Ludwig, count von Zinzendorf? Who was he influenced by?
- nobility
- Pietist grandmother
- Influenced by Spener, Francke, Luther
- Studied Law