1. Other Religious Reform and the Catholic Counter Reformation

2. John Calvin Calvin Formalizes Protestant Ideas
John Calvin states the following:
- Humans are sinful by nature
- humans cannot earn salvation- God chooses a very few called the “elect”. This doctrine is called
PREDESTINATION.
- his new sect of Christianity is called CALVINISM.

3. Calvin Leads the Reformation in Switzerland
Thought gov’t should be a theocracy
Moves to Switzerland to institute his ideas
very strict
not allowed to play cards, dance, wear bright clothes, even laugh

4. King Henry VIII England Becomes Protestant
Henry VIII wants a Son, results in him wanting to divorce his wife
The Pope will not allow this
Henry will leave the Church start his own church

5. Henry’s Wives Catherine of Aragon- mother of Mary
Anne Boleyn- Executed- mother of Elizabeth
Jane Seymour – married Henry within 24 hrs after Anne’s execution – gave birth to Edward – died 2 weeks later- only wife to be buried with Henry
Anne of Cleves – henry never attracted to her, thought a strategic marriage- French, but proved not worth it- divorced
Kathryn Howard- married her 16 days after divorcing Anne – he was 49 and she was no older than 19 – executed because of adultery-
Katherine Parr- mother was in Catherine of Aragon’s court and named Katherine after her- last wife named for the first
Henry Dies

8. Catholic Counter-Reformation
The Catholic Reformation = The Counter Reformation
Ignatius of Loyola
Founded the Jesuits-
Three goals were:
Education
Converting non - Christians
Stopping the Protestant Reformation
Council of Trent
-Solidiy Catholic doctrine and strengthen Catholic Church in response to the Protestant Reformation