The Protestant Reformation Chapter One Section 3

Protestant Reformation During the renaissance, calls for reform in the Catholic Church – Protests which resulted in full scale revolt and new Christian Sects

Key terms: Catholic Church The original Christian Church

Key Person: The Pope The head of the Catholic Church

Key term: Recant To give up one’s views

Worksheet 1.3: Indulgence A lessening of the time a soul would have to spend in purgatory, a place where souls too impure to enter heaven went.

Martin Luther Leader of the protestant reformation Posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg church in 1517

95 Theses 95 Arguments, written by Martin Luther in 1517, against indulgences / Catholic practices

Wittenberg Town where the church was on which Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses or arguments against indulgences / various Catholic practices

John Calvin Another leader of the protestant reformation

Predestination The belief that god long ago determined who would gain salvation

Theocracy Government run by church leaders. In 1541, protestants in Geneva, Switzerland asked John Calvin to lead their community.

Hmmm…. Why did the sale of indulgences become a critical issue during the Renaissance but not during the Middle Ages?

Hmmm…. Comparing Points of View: How did Martin Luther’s ideas differ from those expressed by the Catholic Church?