1. THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION CALVINISM TEARING DOWN THE ROMAN EMPIRE

2. THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
Revolution in religious thought & practice
Challenged established authority & secured triumph of secular power
Shaped new divisions in Christianity & changed map of Europe
Contributed to centuries of violent conflict
Contributed to ascendancy of individualism

3. What are Protestants “Protesting”
Continuing crisis of the Church
Growing popular dissatisfaction
too much emphasis on ritual
increasing secularization
wealth, corruption, abuse
Caricature of Pope Alexander VI

4. THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
Continuing crisis of the Church
Early Calls for reform
John Wycliffe - wanted to print Bible in vernacular so everyone could read it -
He criticized the secular role the clergy played and they power they help

5. THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
Continuing crisis of the Church
Early Calls for reform
Jan Hus – promoted the ideas of Wycliffe
Burnt at the Stake
Jan Hus, burnt at stake
Jan Hus

6. THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
MARTIN LUTHER ( )
former monk
unsatisfied with life in clergy
terrified of sin
JOHANNES TETZEL
selling indulgences
authorized by Pope

7. THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION Luther nails Ninety-Five Theses to
MARTIN LUTHER ( )
Ninety-Five Theses (1517)
condemned selling of indulgences
only inner grace & faith guaranteed salvation
denied papal authority over faith
Luther nails Ninety-Five Theses to
Wittenburg Castle, Oct. 31, 1517

8. set up a page in your notebook that looks like this
Main Idea
Thesis that support this idea
condemned selling of indulgences
only inner grace & faith guaranteed salvation
denied papal authority over faith

9. A New Protestant Faith LUTHERANISM
Quickly spread through Germany due to the Printing Press
Led to political, economic & social upheaval
Local Princes support Luther, save him from Catholic persecution
rulers used it as pretense to attack neighbors
Also an excuse to stop paying tithes

10. Lets take a moment to recap Luther’s life
Joined a Monastery, taking the vows of a Catholic Monk (poverty, chastity, obedience)
Rebelled against Catholic Church
Receives a trial at Diet of Worms, not convicted, but not cleared
Evades arrest in a Prince’s Castle
Gets married, founds a new church (names it after himself, has tons of kids…..

11. THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION The balance: The Church v. the Bible
Lutheranism- Religious Ideas
Revised Christian doctrine
reduced 7 sacraments to 2: baptism & communion
clergy no different than rest
Everyone should read the bible for themselves
rejected belief in purgatory
called for end of monasteries
The balance: The Church v. the Bible

12. German Peasants’ Revolt, 1524
peasants used it as pretense to revolt against overlords
led to extreme religious movements & zealotry
How does Luther React to the Peasants Revolt? -

13. How did he react?
Martin Luther condemns the peasants revolt
Why 1. 2.

14. Puritan Presbyterian Hugeunots Christianity Catholic Eastern Orthodox
Protestant
Lutheran
Calvinism
Puritan
Presbyterian
Hugeunots

15. Puritan Presbyterian Hugeunots Christianity Catholic Eastern Orthodox
Protestant
Lutheran
Calvinism
Puritan
Presbyterian
Hugeunots

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

17. What do Calvinists Believe?U L I P

18. John Calvin
Created his own Protestant religion in Switzerland
Purified approach to life:
No drinking, swearing, card playing, gambling etc..
Calvinists assumed that only unfailing dedication to God’s law could be seen as a sign of salvation.

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

20. The Anabaptist- Adult baptism
Much more diverse
Some believe in abolition of private property
Some radicals believe in attempting to CAUSE to apocalypse
Most peaceful
Religious toleration
Separation of Church and state
The Anabaptist church was destroyed but its legacy lived on in the Baptist, Mennonite, and Amish faith