The Protestant Reformation Chapter One Section 3 Protestant

The Protestant Reformation Chapter One Section 3

Protestant Reformation n During the renaissance, calls for reform in the Catholic Church – Protests which resulted in full scale revolt and new Christian Sects

Key terms: Catholic Church n The original Christian Church

Key Person: The Pope The head of the Catholic Church

Key term: Recant n To give up one’s views

Worksheet 1. 3: Indulgence n. A lessening of the time a soul would have to spend in purgatory, a place where souls too impure to enter heaven went.

Martin Luther n Leader of the protestant reformation n Posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg church in 1517

95 Theses n 95 Arguments, written by Martin Luther in 1517, against indulgences / Catholic practices

Wittenberg n Town where the church was on which Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses or arguments against indulgences / various Catholic practices

John Calvin n Another leader of the protestant reformation

Predestination n The belief that god long ago determined who would gain salvation

Theocracy n Government run by church leaders. n In 1541, protestants in Geneva, Switzerland asked John Calvin to lead their community.

Hmmm…. n Why did the sale of indulgences become a critical issue during the Renaissance but not during the Middle Ages?

Hmmm…. n Comparing Points of View: n How did Martin Luther’s ideas differ from those expressed by the Catholic Church?