Protestant Reformation- Europe in 1517 Problems in the Church The Black Death The Papal Schism Simony Indulgences

Protestant Reformation- Europe in 1517 Reformation- a change in the Church’s way of teaching and practicing Christianity.

Protestant Reformation- Europe in 1517 The New World had been discovered The Printing Press was invented Humanism is spreading

Protestant Reformation Martin Luther’s Beliefs Salvation comes from faith alone God’s will is revealed in the Bible

Protestant Reformation Luther nailed 95 complaints to a church door. This started the Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was a protest against and an attempt to reform the Catholic Church.

Protestant Reformation Impacts of Luther’s beliefs People moved their loyalty from the Church to their rulers (nationalism). Rulers defied the Pope. Literacy increased People interpreted the Bible for themselves

How Martin Luther Started a Religious Revolution https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and- history/magazine/2017/09-10/history-martin-luther-religious- revolution/

Other Leaders of the Protestant Reformation John Calvin Believed Government should be run by religion (theocracy) Believed in Predestination- Your fate is determined when you are born

Other Leaders of the Protestant Reformation John Wycliff Criticized the wealth of the Church Translated the Bible into English

Other Leaders of the Protestant Reformation The Anabaptists Only adult baptism Must have separation of church and state

Other Leaders of the Protestant Reformation Henry VIII Abolished the Catholic Church in England Created the Church of England

The Protestant Reformation The Catholic Reaction to the Protestant Reformation was called the Counter- Reformation Inquisition- an institution created to re-establish the authority of the pope.