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Unit 2 Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation

Unit 2 Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation. Lesson 9 John Calvin (POW). John Calvin ( POW). Learning Target Students can explain the importance of John Calvin in the Reformation and list the basic reforms John Calvin made during the Reformation. John Calvin ( POW).

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Unit 2 Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation

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  1. Unit 2 Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation Lesson 9 John Calvin (POW)

  2. John Calvin (POW) Learning Target Students can explain the importance of John Calvin in the Reformation and list the basic reforms John Calvin made during the Reformation

  3. John Calvin (POW) Protestant Reformation Re-cap Martin Luther sparked the religious Reformation in 1517. Almost 20 years later, another man created an organized set of Protestant beliefs. Because his name was John Calvin, we call his religious movement Calvinism John Calvin Background • Born in France • Had a weak body but a strong will • In 1536 he published a book – Institutes of the Christian Religion

  4. John Calvin (POW) P– Predestination • God chooses who goes to heaven and who goes to hell • He agreed with Luther’s idea that you don’t get there by good works • Calvin called the chosen ones the “elect” and the not chosen the “reprobate”.

  5. John Calvin (POW) O– Our moral lives reveal if we’re chosen by God • Calvin created a “Christian society” in Geneva, Switzerland (pop. 20,000) • Laws were made that stated gambling, drinking, singing, and dancing were sinful. • Elders were established to set laws and ensure people were leading good lives • People were put in jail for not living the Calvinist way

  6. John Calvin (POW) W– Work ethic that honors God • The elect had a political mission to rule over society • Calvinism was spread by the use of the Printing Press • Missionaries also began to spread the beliefs of Calvinism into Europe

  7. John Calvin (POW) Why was John Calvin’s book important? For the first time, the Protestant movement had a fully organized set of beliefs. However, not all Protestants accepted Calvin’s ideas. The Lutherans in Northern Germany accepted none of his ideas. The Anglicans in England accepted some and refused to accept others. What happened on St. Bartholomew’s Day? Calvinism soon spread to the Catholic country of France. French Calvinists were called Huguenots. The Catholics and Huguenots hated each other. On August 24, 1527, the hate exploded. On this day Catholics began attacking and killing Huguenots. Historians call the attack the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre ( the act of killing many people who are often defenseless) For more than a month over 12,000 Huguenots were murdered

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