Agenda Warm Up- The DHS Reformation Discussion: Luther, Calvin, the Protestant Reformation, and the Catholic Reformation. Document Analysis: 95 Theses Council of Trent Primary Source HW: Ch 15 Part 1 Reading Quiz next class (pg.427-438)
Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation
Martin Luther German Monk Unhappy with Catholic teachings Hard work not enough to reach heaven Believes salvation through faith and following the bible Upset with Indulgences
The Sale of Indulgences Small pieces of paper (get out of hell free cards) Catholic Priests- indulgences reduce penalties for sins. Luther claims indulgences are wrong.
95 Theses Complaints against the Catholic Church Indulgences=Forbidden Indulgences cannot get you out of purgatory The focus needed to be on God, not Pope or Priests.
Pope Leo X Luther is “Just a drunken monk” Copies of the 95 Theses increases across Germany. 1520, Luther is excommunicated (Kicked out of the church).
Diet of Worms 1521, Luther is granted a hearing to recant his theses. He refused, labelled an outlaw and hunted. He then begins the Lutheran Church. Religious war between Catholics and Protestants begins
John Calvin and Calvinism Men and women are sinful by nature. Predestination At birth, God decided if you are saved or damned Very strict… Only way to ensure salvation is to work hard for God