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Title: The Protestant Reformation


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The Protestant Reformation
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Sphere
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Nails
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Pot on a fire
Millstone
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Causes of the Reformation
  • The renaissance caused people to think for
    themselves.
  • People wanted to read and understand the bible
    however they wanted.
  • The founder, Martin Luther, felt that the
    Catholic Church wasnt interpreting the bible
    correctly.
  • People started understanding Luthers point of
    view.

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About the Reformation
  • The Protestant Reformation was a 16th century
    movement for religious reform.
  • Was founded by Martin Luther, a German monk.
  • Started in 1517, when Luther posted the 95
    theses.
  • In the picture at the right, people are paying
    indulgences, to the catholic Church.

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The 95 theses
  • The 95 theses was a decree that stated certain
    practices of the Roman Catholic Church and
    Luther's beliefs.
  • The 95 Theses were posted on Oct. 31, 1517.
  • They were posted on the church door in
    Wittenberg, Germany.
  • Said that, People could win salvation only by
    faith in gods gift of forgiveness.
  • Said, all church teachings should be clearly
    based on the words of the bible. Popes church
    traditions were false authorities.
  • Said, all peoples faith was equal, therefore,
    people did not need priests.

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Some Background
  • At the time, in Germany, it was common to
    publicly debate political and social issues.
  • People were becoming angry at the wealth of the
    Church and at its seeming lack of care for the
    regular person.
  • Linked to this were the questions, How do we
    know that what the Church teaches is correct? Is
    Holy Scripture (the bible) the only thing we can
    truly rely on?
  • There was also a desire to have the bible in
    everyday language (the vernacular) not just
    Latin. (Of course for these people that was
    German.)

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Martin Luther
  • Martin Luther was the one that gave birth to
    Protestantism.
  • He was born in Germany.
  • He was a German monk that felt that the Catholic
    church was practicing illegal things.
  • Although he was a monk he had a guilty
    conscience.
  • Luthers beliefs said that Faithgood works
    Earth instead of the Catholic Church teachings
    that said that Faith good worksheaven

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Indulgences
  • The church taught that it could give indulgences
    (time off in Purgatory) from the treasury of
    merits, or graces, left from the sacrifice of
    Christ and the saints.
  • In Luthers time abuses had crept in. Indulgences
    were being sold to make money for the re-building
    of St Peters Basilica in Rome, and for paying
    the debts of some Bishops.
  • His disgust at this practice was one of the main
    reasons behind Luthers 95 theses.

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Lutheran Church
Catholic Church
  • Priesthood of all
  • No Religious Life
  • Married clergy
  • No Pope
  • A National Church
  • 2 SacramentsBaptism/Eucharist
  • No Mass
  • Different view of Real Presence
  • Vernacular Bible and Worship
  • Stress on Preaching
  • Good Works rejected (eg. Fasting, pilgrimages,
    indulgences, etc.)
  • Hierarchical priesthood
  • Religious Life
  • Celibacy
  • Authority of Pope and Bishops
  • A Universal Church
  • 7 Sacraments
  • Mass
  • Christ actually present in the Eucharist
  • Latin (until 1960s)
  • Stress on Tradition Authority
  • Value of faith and working out your salvation
    through good works

FAITH ALONE
GRACE ALONE
SCRIPTURE ALONE
SCRIPTURE TRADITION
FAITH WORKS
AUTHORITY - POPE BISHOPS
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Edict of Worms
  • The Edict of worms was an issued imperial order
    that threatened Martin Luther with
    excommunication unless he took his statements
    back.
  • In 1520, Pope Leo X threatened Martin Luther with
    excommunication.
  • Martin Luther did not take his statements back.
  • A month later, King Charles issued an imperial
    order (Edict of Worms) that declared Luther an
    outlaw and heretic.
  • According to this Edict, no one in the empire was
    to give Luther food or shelter.
  • All his books were burned.

In this picture we can see the confession That
was presented to Charles V, the Holy Roman
Emperor, of the Edict of Augsburg In 1530.
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Germany at war
  • Peasants revolt against Luthers beliefs.
  • Bands of angry peasants went about the country
    side vandalising monasteries, pillaging and
    burning. (Against protestants).
  • Many northern German princes supported
    Lutheranism.
  • Other princes didnt support Luther for selfish
    reasons.

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  • 1529, German princes who remained loyal to the
    pope, agreed to join forces against Luther's
    ideas and followers.
  • Each day, more and more became followers of
    Martin Luther.
  • Princes who supported Martin Luther signed a
    protest against that agreement.
  • The Holy Roman Emperor Charles was against the
    war.
  • After many years of fighting, the Roman Catholic
    Church won the war.
  • Despite the fact that Protestantism lost the war,
    there were still many protestants.

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English Reformation
  • The protestant Reformation led to the English
    reformation.
  • While all the protestant reformation was going on
    in Germany, in England King Henry VIII was trying
    to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
    Since the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
    wouldnt divorce Henry and his first wife, he
    decided to form his own church and become
    Protestant. In other words, he broke away from
    the Roman Catholic Church.

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Consequences of English Reformation
  • The English Reformation caused a big fuss in
    England since a lot of people had their own
    religion, which was Catholic.
  • The people didnt like the idea of having to
    change religion only because the king wanted to
    divorce.
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