2015 The Protestant Reformation
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• Pros
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Aim: What were the causes of
the Protestant Reformation?
Corruption in the Catholic
Church
• The Babylonian Captivity (1309-1377) –
Pope brought by, and dominated by, the
French King to Avignon, France
• The Great Schism (1378-1415) – 2 Popes,
French supported one in Avignon and a
Pope in Rome supported mostly by French
enemies
THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
Continuing crisis of the Church
Growing popular dissatisfaction
too much emphasis on ritual
increasing secularization
wealth, corruption, abuse
Caricature of Pope Alexander VI
Johan Tetzel
“As soon as the
gold in the casket
rings, the rescued
soul to heaven
springs.” – money
is raised at
alarming rate from
indulgences
Why did Luther object to the sale of
indulgences?
What were some other abuses of
the Catholic Church?
• Nepotism- giving of jobs to relatives or
friends
• Simony- bribery for pardons, or privilege
getting jobs
Martin
Luther
How was Martin Luther’s version of
Christianity different from the
Catholic Church?
THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
MARTIN LUTHER (1483-1546)
Revised Christian doctrine
clergy no different than rest
rejected belief in purgatory
reduced 7 sacraments to
2: baptism & communion
called for end of
monasteries
Bible to be written in
the vernacular
The balance: The Church v. the Bible
Faith = Salvation
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Why do you think the German
princes supported Martin Luther?
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Lutheranism
• Dominant in Northern Germany (HRE)
• Dominant in Scandinavia (Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, Iceland)
• Not a minority anywhere
Martin Luther on the peasant
rebellions of 1525
• "They should be knocked to pieces,
strangled and stabbed, secretly and
openly, by everybody who can do it,
just as one must kill a mad dog!"
Who resisted efforts of conversion?
…The Jews.
Read the documents and answer the
following questions:
1) According to Luther, why didn’t the Jews
convert to Christianity under the Catholic
banner?
2) How do you account for the very different
tones in the two documents- that are
BOTH written by Martin Luther?
Do you think Martin Luther could have been
as successful without the printing press?
John Calvin
Calvinism (1536) – NOT a
majority anywhere BUT a
minority in many places
• Calvin fled France in 1536, went to
Switzerland
• Published Institutes of the Christian
Religion
• Faith alone to achieve salvation
• Predestination
• The Consistory was established to
oversee moral life/punish sinners
Calvinist Sins
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Dancing
Singing obscene songs
Drunkenness
Swearing
Playing cards
Wearing flashy clothes
Idleness
Gossiping
Q: Why do you think Louis XIV’s revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which resulted in the
expulsion of the (Calvinist) Huguenots, proved to be a big mistake?
Types of Calvinism
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Puritans - England
Huguenots - France
Presbyterians - Scotland
Congregationalists - USA
Summary: How did the Protestant
Reformation affect the Roman Catholic
Church? How do you think the Church will
react??
Differences between Church
(Catholics) and Protestants
• denied the power of the pope and church
ceremonies
• Believed that faith in God’s mercy gave
salvation
• Accepted only the sacraments of Baptism
and the Lord’s Supper (Communion)
• Encouraged individual interpretation of the
Bible
The Counter-Reformation
• Council of Trent – 1543-1563
- addresses corruption – bans indulgences
- Reaffirms and clearly defines Church doctrine (need for
ceremonies, need Church for Grace, action + faith =
salvation)
- New Religious Orders (Jesuits – Society of Jesus) –
Ignatius Loyola
Example of salvation by good deeds
Monks – best educated, found colleges, argue with
Protestants over doctrine, new missionaries (promote
Catholicism)
Christianity Divisions and
Timeline part 1
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Early 30CE-313 CE – Christianity is a minority (but growing) religion in Roman
Empire
313CE – Christianity becomes legalized religion in the Roman Empire (Emperor
Constantine’s conversion – capital of Empire moved to Constantinople)
325 CE – Christianity is unified in Council of Nicea
380 CE – Christianity becomes official religion of Roman Empire (Emperor
Theodosius)
Western Roman Empire ----------------------------------------- Eastern Roman Empire
(Catholic Church)
(Orthodox Church)
-Bishop of Rome (Head of Church)
-Bishop of Constantinople (Head of
Church)
Only Bishop in West
3 Other Main Bishops in East
476 – City of Rome Falls
Byzantine Empire represents continuation of
Rome
1023 – Official Split of 2 Churches
Christianity Divisions and
Timeline part 2
– 1,000,000,000 Catholics, 550,000,000 Protestants,
450,000,000 Orthodox Christians
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1054 Official division of Orthodoxy and Catholicism (The Great Schism)
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500- 1450 Middle Ages
Local Churchs (not unified)
500-1450 Byzantine Empire
Unified Church, Iconoclasm practices
1550s – Today (Split of Western Christianity) 1453 Byzantine Empire falls to Ottomans
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Roman Catholic vs Protestantism
Eastern Orthodox Christians move
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(Lutherans, Calvinists,
Greek Orthodox Church
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Anabaptists, Anglicans, etc.)
Russian Orthodox Church
Strong + necessary
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Eastern Orthodox Church
Church Leadership
Individualism
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Faith + Bible
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Weak Church
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-1650 European Religious Wars
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Expansion into
Expansion into
Latin America via
North America
Spain + Portugal
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