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Who was Martin Luther? 1.German Monk 2.Italian Explorer 3.Civil Rights Activists 4.African American Preacher.

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2 Who was Martin Luther? 1.German Monk 2.Italian Explorer 3.Civil Rights Activists 4.African American Preacher

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4  100 Years War and Black Death  Scientific Advances which contradicted the Church  The Corruption within the Catholic Church

5  Prior to the Reformation all Christians were Roman Catholic  The [REFORM]ation was an attempt to REFORM the Catholic Church  People like Martin Luther wanted to get rid of the corruption and restore the people’s faith in the church

6 Do you know of any churches that Recently Reformed? 1.Yes 2.No

7  In the end the reformers, like Luther, established their own religions  The Reformation caused a split in Christianity with the formation of these new Protestant religions

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9  Martin Luther  John Calvin  Henry VIII

10  Lived from 1483-1546 in Germany  Father encouraged him to study law  A sudden religious experience inspired him to become a monk

11  He became troubled over the possibility of not going to heaven  He turned to the Bible, and confession for comfort  In the Bible he found the answer he was looking for

12 Where was Martin Luther From? 1.England 2.Germany 3.Italy 4.Spain

13 “The righteous shall by his faith.” Luther realized that only faith (in the ultimate goodness of Jesus), not good deeds, could save a person. No good works, rituals, etc. would save a person if they did not believe.

14  A list of things he thought were wrong with the Catholic Church (95 Complaints)  He criticized:  The Power of the Pope  The Extreme Wealth of the Church  Indulgences (Catholic concept of Salvation)

15  Gutenberg’s Printing Press made it possible for Luther to spread his beliefs  Posted his 95 Theses on Church doors in Germany  Gained support from people and criticism from Church

16 Which of the following best describes the mass printing of his 95 Theses? 1.Revolution 2.Rebellion 3.Movement 4.Protest

17 Do you agree with the concept of Indulgences? 1.Yes 2.No 3.Abstain

18 What were the 95 Theses? 1.Protest 2.Rebellion 3.Neither

19 The first thing printed on Gutenberg’s press was the Bible. This is a picture of a page from one of Gutenberg’s Bibles.

20  The Diet of Worms  1520 Pope Leo X order Luther to give up his beliefs  Luther burned the order and was excommunicated  Luther went into hiding where he translated the New Testament into German – spreading his beliefs even further

21  He was the Pope during the height of the corruption

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23  Some Local German Churches accepted Luther’s ideas  Lutheranism was formed  Supported by German Princes who issued a formal “protest” against the Church for suppressing the reforms  The reformers came to be known as [PROTEST]ants - Protestants

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

25  Anti-Catholic  Influenced by Martin Luther  Disagreed with Luther’s “Salvation through faith alone.”  Created his own Protestant religion in Switzerland

26  Calvin believed in:  Salvation through Predestination  At birth it is decided if you will go to heaven or you know where.

27  Foreknowledge  God knows everything that will happen in your life  Purified approach to life:  No drinking, swearing, card playing, gambling etc..

28  Started in Switzerland – Calvinists  England = Puritans  Scotland = Presbyterians  Holland = Dutch Reform  France = Huguenots  Germany = Reform Church

29 Henry VIII created the Church of England because he disagreed with the Pope, on Divorce and other issues. What are your thoughts? 1.Strongly Agree 2.Agree 3.Disagree 4.Strongly Disagree

30 Puritan Hugeunots Presbyterian

31 Do you know the history of your Church, or of any churches? 1.Yes 2.No 3.Abstain

32 What is a Catalyst? 1.A religion 2.John Catalyst’s Ideas 3.Something that causes an important event to happen 4.A Car


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