Religious Beliefs and Practices in the 16th Century

Roman Catholicism

Pope is head of the Chruch

Salvation by faith and good works

Church and Bible tradition are sources of revealed truth

Worship service based on ritual

Priests interpret Bible and Church teachings or believers

Lutheranism

Bible is sole source of revealed truth

Worship service focused on preaching and ritual

Salvations by faith alone

Believers interpret the Bible for themsleves

Ministers lead congregations

Calvinism

Angilicanism

Bible is sole source of revealed truth

Worship service focused on preaching

God has predetermined who will be saved

Believers interpret the Bible for themselves

Council of elders govern each church

Bible is sole source or revealed truth

Worship service based on ritual and preaching

Salvation by faith alone

Believers interpret the bible using tradition and reason

English monarch is head of the Church