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Causes of the Protestant Reformation. Social Humanism and Secularism: People begin to question their place in life. Peasants and Middle Class will no.

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1 Causes of the Protestant Reformation

2 Social Humanism and Secularism: People begin to question their place in life. Peasants and Middle Class will no longer accept things The Printing Press

3 Political - Powerful Monarchs begin to battle with the pope over power - The Northern population sees the pope as a foreign ruler

4 Economic -Jealous of the Churches Wealth - The Peasants Resent Paying taxes to the Church

5 Religious - The Church has been corrupted by worldly pleasures Sale of Indulgences

6 Martin Luther -Became a monk after a life threatening experience -Very troubled believed he could never do enough to make god happy -Finds peace in reading the bible and developing justification by faith

7 95 Theses -Posted Halloween 1517 in Wittenburg Germany -Condemned Indulgences and worldly corruption in the church - Written as a way to help fix the problems of the church -Seen as the start of the protestant reformation


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