The Protestant Reformation Flashcards
What drove the poor to hate the 16th century church
the prominent displays of wealth
What class were church officials in
the noble class
What happens to the sons of nobles
- first son gets everything
- second goes into military
- last gets into church
Why does the middle class resent the church in the 16th century
they think of them in the feudal system
Why do the monarchs envy the church in 16th century
envy of power
What describes the clerks at the times of luther
the clerks were uneducated and could not read the bible
What was the problem of leadership in church
people had multiple places of ruling
Why does the reformation start in the HRE
- long history of rulers
- strong centralized monarch struggled against these rulers
- rulers empathized with Luther and supported them
What type of priest was Luther
Fryer
what type of degree did luther have
professor of theology at Wittenburg
where was luther from
he was from Saxonies
What causes luther to post the 95
Friar Tetzel selling indulgences
what is the 95 theses
95 arguments against selling indulgences
why is luther arrogant
the pope is not against indulgences
where did luther post his 95 theses?
On the door of the All Saints Church in Wittenberg
When did Luther post his 95 Theses?
1517
who was the 95 theses addressed to
pope
what were luthers only 2 options according to the pope
He said that Luther needs to recont or become excomunicated
what was luthers second doctrine
Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
What is odd about the second doctrine of luther in regards to the name
addressed to the nobility, trying to win them over also addressed to the non existent german nations, appeals to nationalism that nobles wanted
what did luther remark as the first papal claim
the false claim of the pope being the political ruler of Germany
What was the underlying message of the first papal claim
the corruptness made them the political ruler, the church should not be in politics
what was the second papal claim according to luther
The popes claim they are the only ones who can interpret the bible
What was the third papal claim
only one that can call general church council is the pope
What is wrong with the third papal claim
That is the only way to change anything with the church and if the pope is in charge of that then it will not change
What is the third doctrine of Luther
On the Babylonian captivity of the church
What documents started the protestant church
On the Babylonian captivity of the church was the beginning and Confession of Augsburg was the groundwork
what was the main point of the third doctrine
Cannot find a biblical basis for 7 sacraments of catholic church, only 2
Which doctrine talked about class and what did it say
On the Babylonian captivity of the church recalled the separate priestly class in favor of priesthood of all believers
What is the 4th doctirne of luther
Confession of Augsburg
What was the point of the 4th doctrine
Confession is caused by faith alone
If confession is caused by faith alone, why do good works?
to prove your faith
What idea of authority did the 4th doctrine say
The bible was the ultimate spiritual authority
What was did the claim on the 4th doctrine about authority disprove
- not the papacy
- no need for saints pilgrimage and rituals
- no need for clergy to go between for man and god
- no need for Monasticism and clerical celibacy
In which doctrine Luther denied the idea of transubstantiation
4th Confession of Augsburg
What did the doctrines of luther do to effect the lower class
revolt against church led to massive peasant revolt, 50-60 thousand peasants killed by knights
Why did luther have to be born where he was
Charles V was ordered to kill him but he did not because he lived in Saxony and the head of the state of saxony was the uncle of Charles and did not want to give up him and was also a elector, this made it impossible for him to be captured by Chalres
Who is the leader of Saxony
Frederick the Elector of Saxony
What family was Frederick the Elector of Saxony
hapsburg
what family was Charles V
hapsburg
What are the reasons that luther did not lose?
born in saxony , Printing press , vernacular, Charles was distracted because of wars , appealed to german nationalism
What class did Luther have to have majority in to win?
Nobles
Why did the nobles like the ideas of luther
they could not be excommunicated, they could take the land of the church and also get out of the holy roman empire rules
What was luthers 5th doctrine
Against the murdering and raping peasant mobs
What did Luthers 5th doctrine say
Denounced the peasant revolt of 1524-5 that eventually killed 70k
What were the ideas of the lutheran church
obviously protestant but also social conservative
who liked the lutherian church
upper class because of social conservativeness
What was the other main protestant church at the time
Anabaptist (2nd day baptist)
Main difference between anabaptist and the lutherans
anabaptist were extreme anti catholics
What was created in the break of the protestant revolt in order to protect protestants
Protestants took church land and made the League of Shmalkaldan to protect themselves from Charles V and Catholics
Who aided the protestants
Francis I of France
why is it weird that france aided the protestants
they are catholics but they just want to cause disruption in HRE
When was the war of the Protestants vs Catholics in HRE
1546-1555
What ended the war of Protestants and Catholics in HRE
peace of Augsburg
What did the peace of Augsburg say?
each ruler can choose own religon but only 2 options
what were the 2 options of peace of Augsburg?
catholic or lutheran
What is the historical significance of the peace of Augsburg
1st legal recognition of non catholic church
what is special about Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
first time “german nation was used”, united the people and helped them realize italians shouldnt be ruling germans “throw off chains of a foreign ruler”
What leads to the peace of Augsburg (1555)?
First Schmalkaldic War 1546-1555
What was the response to the new sort of protestant churchs besides lutheran
they quickly took over majority
Who started Reformed Tradition Church
started by Ulrich Zwingli
Ulrich Zwingli before the break off did what?
catholic priest and denied that he had special powers