Martin Luther & Protestantism
He nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in 1517.
Martin Luther
The Church’s formal response to Protestantism was this.
Counter-Reformation
England’s king who started the Church of England.
Henry VIII
The Council of Trent met during this century.
16th century
This movement emphasized reason and science over tradition.
Enlightenment
This practice of the Church, selling forgiveness, was a main reason for Luther’s
indulgences
This council clarified Catholic teachings in response to Protestant ideas.
Council of Trent
This term refers to Protestant churches controlled by the state.
state churches
The Council reaffirmed this belief about salvation.
faith plus works
Philosophers of the Enlightenment often questioned this authority.
Church
Luther’s belief that the Bible alone is the authority is called this.
sola scriptura
This term describes the permanent split between Catholics and Protestants.
schism
This Scandinavian country became officially Lutheran in the 16th century.
Sweden
This was clarified as the official list of sacred books.
canon of Scripture
Voltaire and Rousseau were famous thinkers from this era.
Enlightenment
The language Luther translated the Bible into so more people could read it.
German
The Church began these changes to improve moral discipline and education of priests.
reforms
John Calvin promoted this idea that God has already chosen who will be saved.
predestination
The council set rules for this group to educate priests.
seminaries
This type of government did Enlightenment thinkers often support, promoting freedom and equality.
Democracy
This movement split Christianity in Europe and started Protestantism.
Reformation
Protestant reformers criticized the Church for this widespread abuse of power.
Reformation
This country experienced the rise of Presbyterianism.
Scotland
The Council rejected the idea that humans could achieve salvation by this alone.
faith alone
The idea that natural rights should be protected comes from this thinker.
John Locke