Martin Luther
Who was Martin Luther?
A troubled young monk from Germany.
Ulrich Zwingli was part of the ? Reformation.
List two things John Wycliff believed about the church?
1. Scripture was the final authority for life.
2. That the church should reform and return to the simplicity and poverty of the apostolic times.
Gutenberg Prints the Bible
1456
What did Luther do at the Diet of Worms?
He stated that bound by God's Word, he could not recant his positions.
In what year did Martin Luther begin the Reformation?
1517
True or False: Luther got his convictions from Zwingli about the need for reformation in the Catholic Church. Why is the answer true or false?
False; Luther got his convictions from personal experience and his study of the Bible.
What did Luther's courage cause?
Many to join in the cause of reforming the Church.
Inquisition
1478
What teachings of Wycliffe and Huss did Luther follow?
Sola Scriptura,( Scripture alone), Sola Fide(faith alone), and Sola Gratia(grace alone)
Where did Luther post his 95 thesis?
The door of Wittenberg Castle.
Why did a civil war break out in the Swiss Confederation?
Some Swiss Cantons wanted to become Protestant while others remained Catholic.
What did the Great Papal Schism establish?
The Pope as a constitutional authority as opposed to an absolute monarch.
Martin Luther begins the Reformation
1517
What position of the Catholic Church did Luther oppose?
That faith and works are necessary for salvation.
What were the 95 Theses?
The document of the 95 points that questioned the sales of indulgences by the Church.
How did Zwingli die?
Fighting in a war between the Protestant and Confederate Cantons.
What is Thomas Aquinas' greatest work?
Summa Theologica
Ulrich Zwingli and the Anabaptists
1525
In 1520 Rome threatened to ? Luther...
Excommunicate
In what language was the 95 written?
Latin
Who was the founder of the Mennonites and what did they believe?
Menno Simons, they believed that the church should be made up of voluntary believers who believed in a radical pacifist Christian lifestyle.
How many Crusades were there?
Nine.
The Renaissance
1300-1517
He refused to recant and was...
excommunicated.