Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Protestant Reformation - Coggle Diagram
Protestant Reformation
Definition
Protestant
Protest practices of the Catholic Church
Reformation
Reform-Time for Change
Martin Luther
German friar/priest
Opposed the Catholic Church
Reasons
sell of indulgences
Buying one's forgiveness so people can enter heaven
Interpreting Scripture for selfish purposes
manipulating peasants
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
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
Spread of the Protestant Church
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
Catholic Reformation (Counter Reformation)
Reform Catholic doctrines and Change bad practices
No selling of indulgences
Only the Church can interpret the Bible
Jesuit Order by Ignatius Loyola
Missionaries
Convert people to Christianity
Parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas
Educational heads of Universities
Priests must live close to congregation and preach every Sunday
Rise of the Inquisition
Rid Europe of non-believers to Catholicism
Impact
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