The Reformation Flashcards
Theology
The study of religion
Salvation
How to get to heaven
Theologian
One who has studied religion
Heretic
Someone who disagrees with the Church’s religious teachings
Excommunication
The act of banishing a member of a church from the communication of believers and privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society.
Justification By Faith Alone
Luther’s theory of getting into heaven without buying indulgences
95 theses
Luthers pamphlets/arguements against the church
Pabal bull
Letter from the pope
Diet
A meeting between the German princes in the town of Worms
Edict
A law passed by an emperor
Sacrament
Something you sacrifice towards the church
Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V (5th)
Elector
Someone who elects someone else
Lutheran
A follower of Martin Luther
Predestination
Being chosen by god to go to heaven or not before you were born ( Calvin’s theory ).