1. The Protestant Reformation

2. What was the Protestant Reformation?
The [REFORM]ation was an attempt to REFORM the Catholic Church
The Reformation caused a split in Christianity

3. CHRISTIANITY
PROTESTANT
CATHOLIC

4. Causes of the Reformation
Questioning attitude that developed during the Renaissance.
The Corruption within the Catholic Church
Black Death

5. The Reformers
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Henry VIII

6. Martin Luther Lived from 1483-1546 in Germany
The reformer that started it all!
The Main Name of the Reformation.

7. Martin Luther
He became troubled over the possibility of not going to heaven
He turned to the Bible, and confession for comfort
In the Bible he found the answer he was looking for

8. “The righteous shall live by his faith.”
ROMANS 1:17
“The righteous shall live by his faith.”
Luther realized that only faith (in the ultimate goodness of Jesus), not good deeds, could save a person. No good works, rituals, etc. would save a person if they did not believe.

9. Luther's 95 Theses
A list of things he thought were wrong with the Catholic Church (95 Complaints)
He criticized:
The Power of the Pope
The Extreme Wealth of the Church
Indulgences (Catholic concept of Salvation)

10. Luther's 95 Theses
Gutenberg’s Printing Press made it possible for Luther to spread his beliefs
Posted his 95 Theses on Church doors in Germany
Gained support from people and criticism from Church

11. The first thing printed on Gutenberg’s press was the Bible.
This is a picture of a page from one of Gutenberg’s Bibles.

12. Luther on Trial The Diet of Worms
1520 Pope Leo X ordered Luther to give up his beliefs
Luther burned the order and was excommunicated
Luther went into hiding where he translated the New Testament into German – spreading his beliefs even further

13. Pope Leo X (Medici)
He was the Pope during the height of the corruption

14. Luther prepares to burn Pope's orders

15. Acceptance of Reforms
Some Local German Churches accepted Luther’s ideas
Lutheranism was formed
Supported by German Princes who issued a formal “protest” against the Church for suppressing the reforms
The reformers came to be known as [PROTEST]ants - Protestants

16. John Calvin “May little chickens dig out your eyes 100,000 times.”
- Calvin speaking to another reformer whose ideas he disagreed with

17. John Calvin Anti-Catholic Influenced by Martin Luther
Disagreed with Luther’s “Salvation through faith alone.”
Created his own Protestant religion in Switzerland - Calvinism

18. Predestination Calvin believed in: Salvation through Predestination
At birth it is decided if you will go to heaven or hell

19. Calvin believed in: Foreknowledge
God knows everything that will happen in your life
Purified approach to life:
No drinking, swearing, card playing, gambling etc..

20. CALVINISM Started in Switzerland – Calvinists England = Puritans
Scotland = Presbyterians
Holland = Dutch Reform
France = Huguenots
Germany = Reform Church

21. Christianity Protestant Catholic Lutheran Calvinism Puritan
Presbyterian
Puritan
Hugeunots

22. Henry VIII

23. Henry VIII – King of England
In his early life he was known as the “Defender of the Catholic Church”
He was married to Catherine of Aragon (Spain)
She was actually married to Henry’s older brother, but his brother died
Catherine was then married to Henry

24. Catherine only gave him a daughter and he wanted a son to take over the rule of his kingdom.
He claimed that his marriage to Catherine was not his choice and he wanted the Pope to grant him a divorce.
The Pope refused.

25. So Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church and created the Church of England with the King as the head of the church.
The 6 wives of Henry VIII – Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.

26. Anne Boleyn m. 1533 - 1536 Executed
Catherine of Aragon m Divorced
Jane Seymour m Died
Anne of Cleves m Jan. - July Divorced
Kathryn Howard m Executed
Katherine Parr m Widowed

27. Reformation Addendum
Thomas More’s book Utopia – Church was upset because if this world could be perfect, there would be no need for Heaven.
Peace of Augsburg
“Peace treaty” between Catholicism and Protestantism