Reformation
Taxes
Indulgences before Martin Luther
All before Martin Luther
Indulgence
1500's
Traditional practices
Structure
Peter Waldo
Lyons, France
Peter would go around through Lyons and spread the message of Christ to make money and the church didn’t like it.
He got excommunicated
John Wycliffe
England
He knew that the church was corrupted and also had ideas about the Church and the church didn’t like it. Influenced the poor.
Natural causes later got his own bones burned.
Jan Haus
Bohemian or Czech republic
He challenged the ideas of the Catholic teachings and considered his ideas and was later excommunicated.
Burned at the stake for Heresy.
Start of the Reformation
The start of reformation began in Wittenberg, Germany. Martin Luther published a document called the series of 95 ideas about Christianity. Martin debated his ideas with other people about the catholic church.
Luther's believes and problems
Martin Luther believed that the Church was giving them false information and had his own ideas about the Catholic Church that they didn’t like.
Catholic reaction
The Catholic Church didn’t like when he kept going door to door telling the person that if they give him money their family member will survive.
effects of the Reformation
The effects of the reformation led to a new type of Christianity called Protestantism the name was used for the separation of the Roman Catholic Church.
Martin Luther 95 idea's
The church gets mad at him and Luther disagrees with what the church is telling people and believes that they should read the bible for themselves.
The pope is mad at Luther along with the other church leaders. The pope excommunicated Luther so Luther went into hiding to translate the bible to Germany so more people could read the Bible.
The protestant Reformation starts.
They were a movement of change and tried to go against the Catholic church because they believe in Martin Luther.
A shift in political powers and protestants were viewed as corrupt, people were worried about the enriching itself to help other people.
Luther's ideas spread across Germany
Luther decided to translate the Bible into Germany.
New churches called the Lutheran, more followers, even princes supported Luther's idea. People believed that the Catholic church became too powerful.
William Tyndale translated the bible to English
Did it so everybody could read the bible, just like Luther did but with German.
Traveled to Germany to make a new testament because the Catholic church did not like his actions.
John Calvin develops Calvinism
He believed that hard work showed God that individuals were chosen for salvation.
He has Calvinist churches and religious groups even though there is no singing, no pictures of saints and they are very plain.
King Henry Vlll forms the Church of England
Had political arguments and didn’t like protestant teaching. Had Lutherans killed and exiled.
He published a book and made the monarchy happier as the leader of the church.
Counter Reformation Begins
He wanted to strengthen and improve and didn’t want Protestantism to spread. Wanted new pieces of the world to know what they do.
They grow into a larger community and keep trying to stop Protestantism.
Jesuits
Called the society of Jesus, created to serve the pope and the church.
They spread Catholicism around the world and sent missionaries around the world.
The Council of Trent
They discuss a reform of the church, clarify teachings.
Tried to show them what was different about them and Protestantism, said the bible was still their choice of book.
The Inquisition
Brought back the Inquisition to the church and used to punish people or try to.
A Church court that tried to punish if they had to, help the people who were accused of heretics or who didn’t follow the church rules. Operated in the popes territories.
Luther's Idea's
1. Faith in god Alone was enough for salvation
2. The Bible should be interpreted by the individual rather than the Church
3. The priesthood of all believers.