Transcript The Reformation - The Woodlands High School

The Reformation
A Movement to Reform the Mation
The Church loses Power
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Famine & Plague
Corruption
Its not the
heat…it’s
the
humidity
◦ Simony
◦ Indulgences
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Great Schism
Development of
Nations
Opposed
Renaissance
Who’s got the
marshmallows
Early Reformers
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John Wycliffe, Jan
Hus, Erasmus,
Thomas Moore
Basic argument is
that the church is
more concerned
with its own glory
The abuse of
power is clouding
the real purpose of
religion
God is
awesome
How Many Theses
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In 1517, Martin
Luther is upset by
the selling of
indulgences by
Johann Tetzel
95 Theses are
posted on the
church door in
Germany
Printed and spread
throughout Europe
Does anyone
have some
cheeze-its?
The Reformation
The Reform of
the Christian
church in the
Western world
 Started with
Martin Luther
and his 95
Theses
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No, no…the bake
sale is next
week…this is
something else
Luther’s Teachings
Only God forgives
 The Bible is the
end all
 People of faith are
equal
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Don’t look
Church’s Response
Liar Liar…
 Luther is
excommunicated
 Luther is forced
into hiding
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A New Way of Thinking
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Lutherans are people
who practice the ideas
of Martin Luther
They start to crop up
all over Germany and
eventually Europe
Some take Luther’s
ideas and create their
own sects
◦ Calvinism
Dude, shut
that book…the
light is too
much
PROTESTants
Protestants protest
the Catholic
Church
 Germany struggles
greatly with faith
 This feeling will
spread to other
nations as well
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Secular Powers
Challenge the Church
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King Henry VIII of
England
Defies Catholic
Authority
Creates his own
church
Europe is no longer
united by faith
Hurry this up…I
got a baseball
game later
The Council of Trent
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The Church cleans
house
◦ A Catholic Reformation
◦ End to Indulgences
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Catholic Defenders,
The Jesuits
Index of Forbidden
Books
The Inquisition
Christianity
Catholics
Protestants
Eastern Orthodox
Lutherans
Methodists
Presbyterians
Baptists
Mormons
Disciples of Christ
What’s the Deal Yo?
Moment
of
Zen