Religious Authority and Beliefs Sam Wolfe, Andrew Salo, Tim-Jong Morgan Religious Authority and Beliefs
Intro Many people stayed committed to Christianity Salvation Local traditions/everyday social lives Religious authorities and hierarchies Created tension Religious revivals
Church Hierarchy Local Parish Church Catholic Monarchs Everyday life Control from the state Catholic Monarchs Greater control Spain’s national religion
Church Hierarchy Cont… Society of Jesus(Jesuits) Conflicts with Louis XV Dissolved? Clergy in Monasteries and Convents Social Life Austria Maria Theresa Joseph II
Protestant Revival Medieval Practices Pietism John Wesley Abolished Rejected predestination idea Believed salvation through faith Methodists “Holy Club”
Catholic Piety Catholic Countries Protestant Countries Jansenism Old culture Protestant Countries Worship Jansenism “illegitimate off-spring of the protestant reformation” Popular among?
Marginal Beliefs and Practices Priest blessing on food Relics Healing springs More Superstitious Then Devout Attacks by authority Witches