1. The Protestant Reformation

2. 1.) Martin Luther Teachings
Salvation is achievable through faith alone.
The Bible is the sole source of religious truths.
Priests have no special powers.

3. 95 Theses 1517 Nailed to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany.
Hurt the sale of indulgences.
Angered the pope, archbishop, and other clergy.

4. Other Luther Works The Freedom of a Christian
Address to Christian Nobility
Pagan Servitude of the Church

5. The Papal Bull
Written by Pope Leo X, excommunicating Martin Luther for his works and actions.
Luther promptly burned the letter. s

6. Luther’s works were gathered and burned in mass fires throughout Germany.

7. Diet of Worms 1521
“I will not repent more works for I will not go against my own conscience. Here I stand, I can do no other. God have mercy on my soul.”

8. Wartburg Castle
Protected by Frederick of Saxony, Luther translated the Bible from Latin into German.

9. 2.) Peasant’s Revolt
Led to the slaughter of 70, ,000 peasants.
Desired an end to serfdom.

10. 3.) Peace of Augsburg 1555
Allowed for German Princes to choose their own religions for their kingdoms.

11. Religions that resulted:
Lutheran
Presbyterian
Episcopal
Calvinism
Anabaptists
Baptists
Methodists
Independent Bible Churches
Congregationalist
Nazarene
Church of God
Brethren
Evangelical

12. 4.) Religious Divisions in Germany

13. 5.) Ulrich Zwingli Swiss Reformer Radical
Killed during the Swiss Religious Wars

14. 6.) John Calvin French lawyer and priest
Taught that God was all-powerful and that man was by nature sinful.
Started reformation in Switzerland

15. 7.) Predestination Central belief of Calvin.
The notion that one’s fate in predetermined by God.
Free will does not exist.

16. 8.) Theocracy
A community or state run by religious officials.

17. 9.) Dutch Reformed Church
Followers of John Calvin and his beliefs.

18. 10.) John Knox and Scotland
Brought the Reformation movement to Scotland.
Eventually started the Presbyterian Church.

19. Henry VIII

20. Class Work
Create a short 3 sentence/ bulleted chart about Henry’s 6 wives:
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Kathryn Howard
Katherine Parr