The Renissance Age Flashcards
This person made a break from the Catholic Church for personal reasons not religious
King Henry VIII
This person thought that the church was lazy and ignorant
Desiderius Erasmus
What did William Tyndale think about reading the bible
He thought that everybody should read it in their own language, so he translated it into English
According to this man he believed that a person was saved by having faith in the work that Jesus died on a cross. He said that we should depend on the bible for direction I our own faith not by the pope or other church traditions
Martin Luther
These were writings that criticized the churches teachings and beliefs
Ninety-five theses
What did pope Leo X say about Martin Luther what did he do to Martin
Called him a heretic and he excommunicated him from the church
What were indulgences
A relaxation of penalties for sins people had committed, to help them go to heaven in the purgatory
What did Luther say about our relationship with God
We didn’t need a priest to step in between ourselves and God, but that all believers, a priesthood of all believers could go directly to God and to his word, the bible
People who disagreed with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church were called
Protestants
Reformation was
The reform movement of western Christianity
What was newly invented, that had helped spread Luther’s ideas
The printing press
John Calvin was a political leader and religious leader what was he in charge of and what did his religion teach
In 1541 he was the political leader of Geneva, and some things he thought were god predestination who would go to heaven and who would not
