1 / 24

The Reformation and Counter Reformation

The Reformation and Counter Reformation. The 1500s. Loss of Church Power: Causes. Christian humanists criticized abuses of the Church indulgences worldly and secular immorality poorly educated. Event. 10/ 31/ 17- Luther posted his 95 Theses

kendalln
Download Presentation

The Reformation and Counter Reformation

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Reformation and Counter Reformation The 1500s

  2. Loss of Church Power: Causes • Christian humanists criticized abuses of the Church • indulgences • worldly and secular • immorality • poorly educated

  3. Event • 10/ 31/ 17- Luther posted his 95 Theses Point: Salvation though faith alone

  4. Disputation of Dr. Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences • #21 “Therefore, those preachers of indulgences are in error, who say that by the pope’s indulgences a man is freed from every penalty, and saved.” • #35 “They preach no Christian doctrine who teach that contrition is not necessary in those who intend to buy souls out of purgatory to buy confessionalia.

  5. Effect • pope and HRE mad • 1520- Luther excommunicated and declared a heretic • 1521- Edict of Worms- declared him an outlaw

  6. Spread of Protestantism: Cause • Criticism of the Church continued • Groups disagree about salvation

  7. John Calvin- • Wrote his doctrine onPredestination • Protestant groups divided over salvation and other issues • Lutherans • Calvinists • Anabaptists…

  8. Counter Reformation: • 1545- Pope called the Council of Trent • To fix Church problems and prevent the spread of Protestantism

  9. Effects: • Confirmed faith AND works • Bible AND Church authority • Actions to end criticism: • Inquisition- court to try and punish heresy • Index- list of books dangerous to the faith • Reform seminaries to train priests • Est. Jesuits to educate and re-convert

  10. Political responses to the Reformation

  11. Holy Roman Empire: • Charles V- Holy Roman Emperor • Most powerful ruler in Europe • 1534- Wars of Religion • To bring German princes back to the Church

  12. Effect • 1555- Peace of Augsburg • The religion of the prince is the religion of the people • Religious freedom for Lutherans

  13. Peace of Augsburg, 1555 • #15. In order to bring peace… let them (Lutherans) enjoy their religious belief… and complete religious harmony shall be obtained… • #16. Likewise…. let all the Princes who cling to the old religion (Catholics) live in absolute peace… • #17. However, all such as do not belong to the two above named religions shall not be included in the present peace, but be totally excluded from it.

  14. France • Valois kings want France to be Catholic • 1562-1589- EIGHT religious wars • 1598- Edict of Nantes • Religious freedom for Huguenots • #6…. We… permit those of the Reformed Religion to live and… not be compelled to do anything contrary to their conscience…

  15. England • Henry VIII was excommunicated • Got a divorce from Catherine of Aragon cuz didn’t have a male heir/ no woman had ever controlled the throne

  16. Event • 1534- Act of Supremacy • The King’s Majesty is… the supreme head of the Church of England…

  17. Effect • Closed monasteries • Seized Church’s wealth and land • Catholics  • Decreased Church power

  18. Cause • 1558- Queen Mary died without an heir • Elizabeth I- Protestant • 1559- Act of Uniformity • England officially protestant

  19. Effect • Church lost power • England became a political problem to other nations

  20. Spain • Phillip II wanted all lands to be Catholic- continued the Inquisition

  21. Event • 1579- England aided Protestant rebellion in Netherlands • Philip II  with Elizabeth I • 1588- Spanish Armada sent to begin invasion of England • Defeated by faster/ better armed ships and a storm at sea

  22. Effect • Decreased power of Spain and Church • English dominated oceanic trade

  23. Russia • 1480- Mongols kicked out • City states disorganized • 1533- Ivan IV, Tsar of Russia • Created a law code • Expanded territory • Established a police state • Time of Troubles

More Related