1. The Protestant Reformation The Break Up of the Western Church

2. Reformation Reform - change › time of religious change What was the Protestant Reformation? - A change that divided the Western Church into Catholic and Protestant Groups

3. Reasons for Change Christian Humanism - belief in the ability of human beings to reason and improve themselves - Desiderius Erasmus “The Philosophy of Christ”

4. Reasons for Change cont… What else caused this change? - Renaissance Popes failed to meet the spiritual needs of those involved within the church People wanted to ensure their salvation Selling of indulgences

5. Martin Luther Objected to the selling of indulgences Wrote Ninety Five Theses - attacked those abusing this practice Kept two sacraments - baptism - communion

6. Martin Luther cont… Cast out of the church, 1521 Edict of Worms - Emperor Charles V - outlawed from Holy Roman Empire and burned his works

7. Martin Luther cont... Lutheranism - set up services to replace Catholic Mass - Read the Bible - Preached God’s word - Songs (hymns)

8. Germany The Peace of Augsburg - agreement accepting the division of Christianity - division accepted in Europe

9. Switzerland Ulrich Zwingli - Zurich, Switzerland - Removed paintings & decorations from the church leaving the walls bare - held new services - replaced mass with scripture reading, prayer, and sermons

10. Zwingli

11. John Calvin Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion - 1536 Emphasis on predestination Established Geneva - community - led by church government - powerful center for Protestantism Calvinism

12. Calvin

13. England Accepted split in the Catholic Church of England in 1534 New Church of England - Anglican Church - Anglicanism

14. Anabaptist Movement Group of Adult Believers - baptism of adults vs. infants Believed in complete separation of church and state

15. Women’s Role Male was to remain head of household Obedience to husband Bear Children Raise Family and maintain household Little change from Renaissance Era

16. Catholic Resurgence Three Main Groups emerge - Jesuits - Papacy - Council of Trent Forbid the selling of indulgences Upheld belief in purgatory Renewed confidence in beliefs