1. Reformation: Splitting of the Church into Catholic and Protestant
16th Century – New ideas, land, inventions, ways of thinking

2. Inventions to fuel the fire
________________– printing press (movable type) – Why such a big deal?
Cheap ___________
Culture of __________ – government sponsoring of large scale economic ventures
Govt. and private ventures into research and expansion

3. ______________________
_________ and other followers believed in ethical piety of Christ
NOT the __________, abstract religion of the Middle Ages
His ideas became the ________ the Protestants used to _______ Catholicism

4. Ethics of Christ Truth Profess the ________
Care for one as you would care for yourself
__________
Use teachings of Christ to make wise decisions
_________ love – service
Inspiration to _____________– slam on society

5. Problems with the Church
Lacked full _________ or intellectual satisfaction
Taught people they had to achieve the ______________________(why is this ludicrous?)
Rigid in thought and change even when results are not detrimental, i.e. _________

6. Reaction by Church to problems
____________ – wars mostly against Muslim invaders, but grasp for more power/attention
Against new religious movements even if they agree
_________________ if disagree with church for any reason

7. John Wycliffe

8. John Huss
"You are now going to burn a _________, (the name of Huss signifying goose in the Bohemian language), but in a century you will have a _________ whom you can neither roast nor boil."

9. A Hussite? Martin Luther Beliefs of Huss _____________________alone
Religious works and ceremonies did not have to carried out – evident in those that believe
Wine and bread not blood and flesh – no _______________
Attacked indulgences
Personal merit – basis of religious authority – implications?

10. Indulgences When guilty of sin under an _________________
After confession – ___________ penalty – wiped clean with work performed here
Received for going on a _______ – later $
Eventually could purchase for the ______
Played on ___________

11. John Tetzel – professional indulgence conniver
Don’t you hear the voices of your dead parents and other relatives crying out, ‘Have mercy on us, for we suffer great punishment and pain. From this you could release us with a few alms…. We have created you, fed you, cared for you, and left you our temporal goods. Why do you treat us so cruelly and leave us to suffer in the flames, when it takes only a little to save us?

12. What was going on in German provinces?
People were angry over _________ and abuses by church abuses
______________ was growing
Time was ripe in Germany for Luther’s voice to be heard

13. Martin Luther

14. Who is Martin Luther? Comes from a _________________________
Master of Arts degree
Signed up to go to law school, but angered his parents by choosing to enter the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine instead.
How would your parents feel if you were going to join an Order of Hermits?
During a lightning storm he promised God if he were safe he would join a monastery. Be careful what you wish for or pray for – you just might get it.

15. Luther’s reactions to the indulgences/problems
Began to grapple with ineptitude of church for personal/intellectual satisfaction – same problems today? “_____________”
Pounds _______________on door of church Oct. 31, 1517 – explaining all problems of the church

16. Leipzig Debate Luther and John Eck
Infallibility of the _________
____________ of church councils
_____________ alone is sovereign
Hussite – ___________ is not really Christ
Only 2 sacraments were legit (2 legit 2 quit)
___________________alone

17. _____________________
Forced to recant or be excommunicated
Given 60 days to decide
Refused against scripture and conscience

18. Outlaw Outlaw in church and secular society
Hid for about a year in the _________________

19. ____________________
Holy roman Empire – distracted by attacks of the Turks
____________________died and Pope was concerned with whom he would choose as successor
______ princes were given sovereignty in religious matter – granted __________ religious freedom
1555 – ‘ruler of the land shall determine the religion of the land’

20. Other Reformers ____________ – Swiss reformers __________________
“Whatever lacked literal support in Scripture was to be neither believed nor practiced”
Broke Lenten fast
__________________
Ancestors of Mennonites and Amish – rejected infant baptism
___________ – only religious authority was the Holy Ghost or God’s Spirit
Calvinist – original ____, ______________