Protestant Reformation

Definition

Martin Luther

Spread of the Protestant Church

Catholic Reformation (Counter Reformation)

Impact

Protestant

Reformation

Protest practices of the Catholic Church

Reform-Time for Change

German friar/priest

Opposed the Catholic Church

Reasons

sell of indulgences

Interpreting Scripture for selfish purposes

manipulating peasants

Buying one's forgiveness so people can enter heaven

Beliefs

Only God forgives sins

God is full of mercy and grace and loves all his people

Believes salvation is by living a good life and obeying God's word

Wants the Catholic Church to change practices

Took Action

Nailed 95 Theses on Wittenberg's Church Door

Wrote the first Bible in the vernacular (native language)-German

Wrote pamphlets and preach to people about becoming closer to God through Scripture

Peace of Augsburg

People could practice religious freedom in the Holy Roman Empire

Calvinism

Protestants who believe in predestination-already saved by God

Henry VIII forms the Anglican Church (Church of England)

Mass production of the Bible in native languages due to printing press

Reform Catholic doctrines and Change bad practices

No selling of indulgences

Only the Church can interpret the Bible

Jesuit Order by Ignatius Loyola

Missionaries

Educational heads of Universities

Convert people to Christianity

Parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas

Priests must live close to congregation and preach every Sunday

Rise of the Inquisition

Rid Europe of non-believers to Catholicism

Spread of Protestantism in America

No longer unification of Christendom under one religion

Church loses political and economic power

Church and state pride

Religious tolerance

Religious persecution

Spread of Christianity worldwide