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Causes of the Protestant Reformation
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Social Humanism and Secularism: People begin to question their place in life. Peasants and Middle Class will no longer accept things The Printing Press
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Political - Powerful Monarchs begin to battle with the pope over power - The Northern population sees the pope as a foreign ruler
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Economic -Jealous of the Churches Wealth - The Peasants Resent Paying taxes to the Church
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Religious - The Church has been corrupted by worldly pleasures Sale of Indulgences
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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
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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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