THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION 1517 1648 OBJECTIVE AND STATE

THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION 1517 -1648

OBJECTIVE AND STATE STANDARD • I can analyze the key figures of the Reformation of the church. (7. 55)

FOCUS QUESTION Do people normally like change? Why? What would be some examples of changes you have faced? Reform=Change

EARLY REFORMERS • John Wycliffe (1324 -1384) • Interested in authority of clergy. • People should be able to interpret and read the Bible on their own. • Lived during Western Schism (more than one pope). • This caused questioning about Papal Authority.

EARLY REFORMERS CONT… • Jan Hus (1369 -1415) • He wanted Bishops elected and not appointed by Pope. • At the Council of Constance, he made his case but he was burned at the stake for his beliefs. • Spiritual leader of the Moravian Church. • Bread and Wine are just symbols and not the body and blood of Jesus.

EARLY REFORMERS CONT… • Erasmus (1466 -1536) • “Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched. ” • Erasmus remained committed to reforming the Church from within. • 1 st Humanist thinker/concept of Reason. • He also held to Catholic doctrines such as that of free will (people can choose whether or not to believe). • Which some Protestant Reformers rejected in favor of the doctrine of predestination.

IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS THAT AID THE PROCESS TO REFORMATION! • The Printing Press!!!! • Books are now available to the masses not just the rich! (Faster production=cheaper books) • People have access to books whenever they want them. • How does this relate to the Reformation? Explain your answer? Printing Press = 3, 600 pages per workday Hand Printing = 40 pages per workday

WHAT IS THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION? • Protestant Reformation- a religious movement in the 1500’s that split the Christian church in western Europe and led to the establishment of a number of new churches. • People grew displeased with the churches… • Financial Corruption • Abuse of Power • Immorality

WHAT HAPPENS TO SPARK THE REFORMATION? • Pope Leo X needs money to build St. Peter’s Basilica…so he sells indulgences! • Indulgences- were pardons issued by the pope that people could buy to reduce a soul’s time in purgatory = (People could buy forgiveness) • Martin Luther’s Ninety Five Theses

LANGUAGE BARRIERS • Most uneducated people didn’t understand Latin, but knew the local common language or “vernacular”. • Almost all Bibles were written in LATIN before the Reformation. • It was the job of the church clergy to translate the Bible to lay people.

MARTIN LUTHER • Luther was a German monk and professor of theology (religion) at the University of Wittenberg. One of the many leaders of the Protestant Reformation. • • Luther objected to a saying attributed to Johann Tetzel that "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs. "

LUTHER’S 95 THESES • In 1517, the 95 Theses were nailed to a church door. They were written in Latin. • Luther’s intention: NOT TO BREAK WITH CHURCH, BUT REFORM IT! • Criticized: 1. Indulgences 2. Power of Pope 3. Wealth of Church God’s Grace won by FAITH ALONE! • Catholic View: Good Works

EXCOMMUNICATION • In 1520 Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther. • Excommunication- expelled him from the church. • Holy Roman Emperor Charles V passed measures to suppress Luther’s writings. • Lutheran princes in Germany issued a protestatio or protest. • Hence the term Protestant!

OTHER REFORMATIONS • Ulrich Zwingli in Switzerland • Theocracy • A government in which church and state are joined and in which officials are considered to be divinely inspired. • John Calvin in Switzerland • Predestination • God knows who will be saved, even before people are born, and therefore guides the lives of those destined fore salvation. • John Knox in Scotland • Laid grounds for Presbyterian Church William Tyndale translated the Bible into English.

IN ENGLAND, THE REFORMATION BEGAN WITH THE KING! • King Henry VIII • The king who had six wives… • He wants a SON! • In monarchies, succession of the throne is a big deal in that the Male heirs were needed to keep the ruling family in tact. .

Henry’s Problems… PROBLEM 1: I have no son to take over when I die Henry’s wife Catherine of Aragon had given him a daughter, Mary, but no son. Catherine had several miscarriages and it was clear that the chances of her giving birth to a healthy son were small. Henry believed that to make sure the Tudor dynasty survived he had to have a son. But to have a son he needed a new wife. And to get a new wife he needed a divorce. Only the Pope, the head of the church, could give him a divorce. PROBLEM 2: I have run out of money Henry was bankrupt. He wanted to be powerful in Europe. He had already fought some very expensive wars in Europe and desperately needed more money to continue his campaigns. His personal life was also very expensive. What do I do?

The Solution! 1. Henry cut all ties with Rome and created a new Church of England with himself as its head. From now on all priests and monks had to do what Henry said, not what the Pope said. 3. He took over the monasteries. Between 1536 and 1539 Henry closed all the monasteries, taking all their valuables and land. This brought him an enormous amount of money. Much of the monastic land passed to his supporters who mostly either demolished the monastery buildings or converted them into country houses. Find out what this meant for a Lincolnshire monastery… 2. He gave himself a divorce. He divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn. Anne was already pregnant and Henry hoped that she would give him a son. How did people react to Henry’s changes? 4. He dealt severely with any opposition. Once Henry had control of the church he persecuted those who opposed him. He even cut off the head of his close friend Thomas More when he refused to accept Henry as the head of the church. In Lincolnshire he dealt severely with people who were involved in the Lincolnshire Rising. Study the resources to find out more about the Lincolnshire Rising

THE REFORMATION PARLIAMENT • Was a gathering that led to the decision that England was no longer under the authority of the pope. • Act of Supremacy • Subjects were required to take an oath declaring Henry VIII to be “Supreme Head of the Church of England”

LONGSTANDING EFFECTS OF HENRY VIII • His legitimate children: Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward (dies). • Queen Mary I or “Bloody Mary” • Raised Catholic like her mother Catherine of Aragon; she reestablished the Catholic Church in England. She killed many protestants and had approximately 300 heretics burned at the stake. • Queen Elizabeth I (Ends the House of Tudor) • Raised Protestant and ruled England for 44 years. Ruled during the Spanish Armada, and never married…known as the Virgin Queen.

BREAKDOWN OF DENOMINATIONS

VI. LEGACY OF THE REFORMATION • Germany was politically weakened and fragmented • Christian Church was splintered in the West • 100 Years of Religious Warfare (Thirty Years’ War was the worst with the most bloodshed) • Protestantism grows • Right of Rebellion introduced by both Jesuits and Calvinists • Pope’s power increased • Furthered societal individualism and secularism • Growing doubt and religious skepticism aka “Mistrust. ”

VI. LEGACY OF REFORMATION (CONT) • Political stability valued over religious truth • Calvinism boosted the commercial revolution • Witch craze swept Europe in the 1600’s --Between 1561 -1670, 3000 people in Germany, 9000 people in Switzerland 1000 people in England were executed as witches