1. Renaissance Review

2. Chapter 17 Section 3: Luther Starts the Reformation

3. Movie Trailer: Martin Luther

4. Problems in the Church Leaders were Church men were
Spending Church money
Having children despite vows
Church men were
Poorly Educated
Breaking their vows by
Marrying
Gambling
Drinking in excess
*Too concerned with worldly power and riches
*Nobility in Germany and England disliked the Italian domination in the Roman Catholic Church

5. Luther Challenges the Church
Martin Luther became a monk in 1505.
Taught scripture at the University of Wittenburg, Saxony, Germany.
In 1517 Luther takes a stand against a friar named Johann Tetzel, who was raising money for the church by selling indulgences.

6. *Martin Luther
*“Christians should be taught that he who gives to a poor man lends to a needy man does better that if he used the money to buy an indulgence”
*Indulgence - a pardon that releases a sinner from a penalty for committing sin.
Luther taught and believed that the selling of indulgences were wrong.
*This issue finally caused Martin Luther to revolt against the church
Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church for allowing the selling of indulgences.

7. The 95 Theses
*The 95 Theses are 95 “formal statements” that criticized the Catholic Church.
Luther was seeking a debate, but his Theses was hand-copied and sent to a printer for publishing.
*Luther’s actions began the REFORMATION - a movement for religious reform.
*The invention of the printing press aided Martin Luther in his struggles against the Catholic Church

8. 95 Theses Rap

9. Luther’s Teaching
*Luther believed that salvation could be achieved through faith alone.
*All Church teachings should be based on the words of the BIBLE
Pope and Church traditions were false authorities
All people were equal under the faith, therefore no need for priests.
*Luther suggested printing the Bible in the vernacular so everyone could read it and interpret it for themselves.
*“The Pope is no judge of matters pertaining to God’s word and faith; the true Christian must examine and judge for himself”
~ Martin Luther

10. Renaissance Review

11. The Pope’s Threat
In the beginning the Catholic Church viewed Luther as a rebellious monk.
Threatened Luther with excommunication unless he recants his beliefs.
Luther refused

12. The Emperor’s Opposition
Charles V – Holy Roman Emperor
Opposed Luther
Put Luther on trial and told must recant. Luther refused!
Edict of Worms
Luther is declared an outlaw
Luther is given shelter by a fellow nobleman and translates the Bible into German.

13. Result of Martin Luther’s Trial
The priests who agreed with Luther and his ideas
Dressed in ordinary clothes
Called themselves ministers
Led services in German – no longer in Latin.
The followers of Martin Luther were called Lutherans.
Lutheranism was the first Protestant faith.

14. Martin Luther Song

15. Germany at War over Religion
Nobility supported Lutheranism
Nobles saw this as an opportunity to seize Church lands and not pay tithes.
Many nobles refused to sign an agreement that enforced the authority of the Church.
To “protest” this agreement
Protestant – Christians who were non-Catholic.
*Important effect of the Protestant Reformation in Europe was it strengthened the power of the monarchies

16. England Becomes Protestant
England’s monarch challenges the Church’s authority and in the end breaks ties with Rome.

17. Henry VIII Wants a Son
Henry VIII feared England would go to war for lack of a son to inherit throne.
Henry VIII married to Catherine of Aragon
Daughter – Mary
Henry VIII had affairs
2 sons out of wedlock

18. Reformation Parliament
Henry VIII wanted a son and to have marriage annulled by Pope Clement VII
Annul – to set aside (pretend marriage did not exist
The Pope said NO
1529 Parliament ended Pope’s power in England – Took over the Churches
*Act of Supremacy: Official Measure which names King the head of the Anglican Church
Henry grants himself a divorce and marries – mistress Anne Boleyn later has her beheaded for failing to produce a son

19. Wives of Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon - Divorced
Anne Boleyn - beheaded
Jane Seymour – Died in Childbirth
Anne of Cleves - Divorced
Kathryn Howard - beheaded
Katherine Parr – Last wife, Henry dies

20. Horrible History

21. Consequences of Henry’s Changes
Dissolves Catholic Monasteries
Seized Church lands
Established the Church of England – The ANGLICAN CHURCH
Henry becomes the Head of the Anglican Church
England’s people must become Anglican

22. Elizabeth Restores Protestantism
After death of siblings – brother Edward VI and sister Mary I – becomes Queen.
Daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
Raised Protestant
Restores England to Protestant BUT allows the Catholic Church to influence the traditions of the Church of England
Never married, “Virgin Queen” also known as “Good Queen Bess”

23. Threat to Elizabeth I’s Reign of England: The Spanish Armada
Phillip II of Spain
Phillip blamed Elizabeth supporting rebellious Protestant subjects in Spain.
planned to attack England.
Phillip sent his Navy – “Spanish Armada”
1588 – Storms “Protestant Wind” and small fast English ships destroys the Spanish Armada off the Southwest coast of England.

24. Quick Review
Prior to the Protestant Reformation, the medieval church in Western Europe was being criticized for what?
What was Martin Luther’s belief on salvation?
What was the issue that finally caused Martin Luther to revolt against the Catholic Church?
Which denomination of the Catholic Church did the German and English nobility dislike?
Martin Luther believed that all church teaching should be based on what?
What document did Martin Luther create that criticized the Catholic Church?
What was an important effect of the Protestant Reformation was it strengthened whose power?
What change to the Bible did Martin Luther suggest so everyone could read it?

25. What invention aided Martin Luther in his struggles against the Catholic Church?
What did the Act of Supremacy do for Henry VIII?
What is the name for a pardon that releases a sinner from a penalty for committing a sin?