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Protestant Reformation (Origins of Protestant Reformation (Erasmus (First…
Protestant Reformation
Origins of Protestant Reformation
Erasmus
First person to criticize the catholic church
Believed people should be good on a daily basis
Wrote "Praise of the Folly" which criticized the church
Believed people should return to a simpler time of Christianity
Luther
Tried to encourage the church to reform
Had an idea of the 95 theses and nailed them to the church door
was excommunicated then formed his own religion
Christian Humanism
Goal was to Reform Catholic Church
Believed humans should reason and improve themselves
Reasons for Luther's break with the Catholic Church
Need to Reform
Common view was that the church was more interested in increasing wealth than anything else
Common view was that the Pope was more worried about italian politics than the people's spiritual needs
95 Theses
Complaints about the Catholic church by Martin Luther
Nailed to the church door
Impact of Protestant Reformation on politics
Peace of Augsburg
Ended religious warfare in Germany
Lords were able to choose their own religion
Lutheranism was formally recognized
Charles V
Controlled much land in many different countries but they were only connected through religion so once Lutherism came, he was threatened
Holy Roman Emperor
Responses to Luther and the Protestant Reformation
Break with the catholic church
Luther was excommunicated from the church
Luther was made an outlaw but soon created his own religion
Spread of the Protestant Reformation
Rise of Lutheranism
Luther set up new services to replace Catholicism :
His movement became a revolution and he was supported by many German lords
However, he had some resistance to this