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Bellringer What are indulgences?
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Bellringer What are indulgences?
Pardons issued by the Pope that people could buy to reduce a soul’s time in purgatory
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Today Objective-The Protestant Reformation continues
Aftermath of Luther. Who were Reformers who followed Martin Luther?
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Terms and People indulgences – in the Roman Catholic Church, pardons for sins committed during a person’s life Martin Luther –the German monk who triggered the revolt against the Roman Catholic church in 1517 Wittenberg – city in northern Germany where Luther drew up his 95 Theses Charles V – the Holy Roman emperor who ordered Luther to recant his 95 Theses diet – assembly or legislature John Calvin – a reformer who preached predestination and living a saintly life predestination – the idea that God had predetermined who would gain salvation Geneva – the Swiss city where Calvin was asked to establish a Christian community theocracy – a government run by religious leaders
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A month after the Diet of Worms Charles issued an imperial order
Edict of Worms declared Luther an outlaw and a heretic No one could give Luther food or shelter Luther was given shelter & protection by Fredrick the Wise Luther translated the Bible into German
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Many northern princes supported Luther
The German princes became known as Protestants. Eventually all non-Catholic Churches became known as Protestants
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People began to apply Luther’s ideas of spiritual freedom to society
Peasant's Revolt of 1524 German peasant's demanded an end to serfdom. Mobs of angry peasants pillaged & burned. The revolt horrified Luther who wrote a pamphlet encouraging the prince’s to show no mercy The prince’s armies crushed the revolt. As many as 100,000 were massacred
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Holy Roman Emperor Charles V went to war against the Protestants
He defeated them in 1547 but could not force them back into the Catholic church. All princes assembled in the city of Augsburg Peace of Augsburg- religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler
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The Reformation Spreads
Ulrich Zwingli- Protestant leader in Zurich Switzerland. Wanted to start a theocracy
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theocracy A government in which the church & state are joined. OR Rule by Religious leaders Iran is a modern example of a theocracy
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John Calvin John Calvin, a French-born priest and lawyer, was strongly influenced by these Reformation ideas. In 1541, the people of Geneva, Switzerland, invited Calvin to lead their community
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Next to Luther John Calvin is the most important Protestant reformer
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Calvin’s major work Institutes of the Christian Religion
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Major ideas of John Calvin
Authority of Scripture "For anyone to arrive at God the Creator he needs Scripture as his Guide and Teacher."
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John Calvin: God is Sovereign
Calvin preached predestination: God knows who will be saved before they are born & guides those destined for salvation God elects God chooses
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Calvin preached in Geneva, Switzerland
Those who followed Calvin became known as Calvinists. Calvinism spread to Netherlands, France, Scotland
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CALVINISM Started in Switzerland – Calvinists England = Puritans
Scotland = Presbyterians Holland = Dutch Reform France = Huguenots Germany = Reform Church
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John Knox Spread Calvinism into Scotland
He started the Presbyterian Church
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Anabaptists Believed in complete separation from the world
Radical Reformation Believed in complete separation from the world Believed in rebaptizing adults Pacifists Mennonites, Amish, Hutterites Menno Simons Founder of the Mennonites
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Examine Woodcut illustrations
Woodcuts could be used as political cartoons. Examine the woodcuts below & answer the questions. Then Make your own cartoon
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Next: Look at the 95 Theses:
2.Luther & Protest: Martin Luther’s 95 Theses Enough is enough Use Luther as a model What would you protest? 1. Complete the Guided reading Answer the Constructed response questions
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