Transcript The Major Players of the Protestant Reformation.

What factors helped to expose the
corruption in the Catholic Church?
The Major Players of the
Reformation
Martin Luther
The Leader of the Protestant Reformation
•One can achieve salvation
by faith alone.
• The Bible is the ultimate
authority.
• All humans are equal
before God.
• The Lutheran Church was the
first of the Protestant Churches.
• Luther wrote the 95 Theses- a list
of 95 complaints against the
Catholic Church. Posted on the
door of a church in Wittenberg,
Germany.
•A religious and spiritual revolution.
http://www.history.com/videos/martin-luther-sparks-arevolution#martin-luther-sparks-a-revolution
John Calvin
•God has determined in advance
who will be saved and who will be
damned (predestination)
• Faith is revealed by living a good
life.
• John Calvin started the Calvinist Churchanother major Protestant Branch of
Christianity.
• Calvin helped to expand the Protestant
movement.
•A religious and spiritual revolution.
http://www.history.com/videos/the-origins-ofcalvinism#the-origins-of-calvinism
King Henry VIII
The King of England
•With the Act of Supremacy, I declare
that the king was taken, accepted,
and reputed the only supreme head
on earth of the Church of England.
The Pope has no authority.
• Dismissed the authority of the Pope.
•Headed the national church in Englandbecame Known as the Anglican Church
(Church of England)- another branch of
Christianity.
•Redistributed land in England controlled
by the Catholic Church and did away with
monastaries.
http://www.history.com/topics/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses/videos/protestand-reformation-englishreformation?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
•A personal and political revolution
• http://www.history.com/topics/britishhistory/henry-viii/videos/henry-viii
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By the end of the Reformation period, what new
Christian branches were established?
Christianity
Why the split?
Catholic
Why the split?
Protestant
Lutheran
Calvinist
Anglican
Orthodox