The Reformation Flashcards
Problems with Church
pluralism
absenteeism
simony
Protestants’ central idea
salvation nothing to do with good works
Melanchthon, Commentary on Romans, 1516
New concept of sin
Sin = result of the passions, in contrast to medieval notions that sin was disordered will (passion a good thing)
You will always be sinful because nobody can be freed from passions
Justice is imputed
‘As soon as a coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs’
Attributed to John Tetzel
Issue of Basilica of St Peter’s expensive rebuilding
95 Theses. Enraged Luther
Diet of Worms
1521
Turks conquer Hungary
1526
Luther returned to restrain extremists such as
Carlstadt and Münzer
Lutherans of the North adopted the
Articles of Schwabach
South German cities’ principles in the
Confessio Tetarpolitana, written by Bucer 1530 as a compromise between Zwingli and Luther
Justification by faith alone
Bible = only rule of faith
Papacy = anti-Christ
Importance of predestination
Calvin, Insitutes of the Christian Religion, 1536
Discipline and organisation of Calvinism
The Consistory - teacher-pastor-elder-(deacon)
Concordat 1516
Francis I abandoned the Galician church in return for rights to appointments
St Ignatius of Loyola, The Spiritual Exercises, 1522-4
Designed to strip mind of all distractions and force it to think about the ultimate issues
Catholic church should be obeyed without question
Praise Saints’ relics, indulgences, etc
Protestant/ Catholic balance of power up in the air because
Charles V and Francis’s rivalry prevented a council
Charles V’s abdication
1555
Council of Trent, 1545-63
Provided rally for the Catholic forces of dogma and discipline and bear on abuses of Church mentioned at beginning
Originally proclaimed purpose of reuniting Christendom against Islam
Period one, 1545-7:
Ruled against Luther’s justification by faith alone
Effectively abolished plurality of bishoprics
Period three, 1562-3:
Enacted reform decrees on clerical morals and the establishment of seminaries
Defined that Christ = entirely present in both the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist
Reforms of the Council of Trent rejected by
French courts
Parish people must be catechised according the
The Council of Trent
Luther, On War Against the Turk, 1529
Christian first needs to mend own ways
Failures in war so far because Pope condemns my articles
Disgusted that neither great Lords nor scholars at pains to give us any certain knowledge about life of Turks, spiritually or temporally
I have some of Koran - must translate into German so everyone can see what a ‘foul and shameful’ book it is
Islam rules with arms, as does Pope
Pope = antichrist Turk = devil
Islam = polygamous
It is said, indeed, that the Turks are, among themselves, faithful and friendly. But Devil hides behind works of light
If emp were to destroy unbelievers must start with Pope, bishops, clergy
Jesus’s coming not far off
Charles V should do what he can do
Fighting Turk not like fighting King of France. Turk = different kind of warrior, with money and people in abundance