The Solas
The hymn To God Be the Glory captures this Reformation sola.
What is Soli Deo Gloria?
He wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion and led the reformation of the church and society in Geneva.
Who is John Calvin?
In 1450, Gutenberg's invention that laid the ground for a rapid dispersal of reformation ideas.
What is the printing press?
She is a former nun who married Luther in 1525.
Who is Katharina von Bora?
He is the king who sought a divorce from Catherine of Aragon in order to produce a male heir with another wife.
Who is Henry VIII?
The hymn In Christ Alone points to this Reformation sola.
What is Solus Christus?
He led the Swiss Reformation in Zurich, introduced systematic expository preaching, and died in battle.
Who is Huldrych Zwingli?
The name of the council that the Roman Catholic Church called to respond to the Reformation which lasted from 1545-1563.
What is the Council of Trent?
This is the document that Luther nailed to the Wittenberg Castle church door to initiate discussions about the abuse of indulgences.
What are the 95 Theses?
He was the much-hoped-for son of Henry VIII by his third wife Jane Seymour and the hope of the Protestants, yet he reigned for only 6 years.
Who is Edward VI?
The hymn Not What My Hands Have Done captures this Reformation sola.
What is Sola Fide?
He led the Scottish Reformation and established the Church of Scotland.
Who is John Knox?
A payment or certificate issued by the Catholic Church that supposed reduced or cancelled the payment for sin. Traveling preacher Johann Tetzel famously said, "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs."
What are indulgences?
This most well known of Luther's hymns--A Mighty Fortress Is Our God--is based upon this psalm.
What is Psalm 46?
She is the oldest child of Henry VIII and came to the throne in 1553. She reinstated Catholic worship during her five year reign and is known for her persecution of Protestants.
Who is Mary I (or Bloody Mary)?
The hymn God, in the Gospel of His Son captures this Reformation sola.
What is Sola Scriptura?
As Luther's colleague and friend, he wrote the Augsburg Confession and systematized Luther's key theological ideas in Loci Communes in 1521.
Who is Philipp Melanchthon?
This is the name of the French Protestants who were trained by Calvin and faced severe persecution in Catholic France.
Who are the Huguenots?
This near death experience caused Luther to leave his current studies and become a monk in 1505.
What is nearly being hit by lightning?
He wrote the Book of Common Prayer and was responsible for developing the liturgy of the Anglican Church.
Who is Thomas Cranmer?
The hymn How Sweet and Awesome Is the Place teaches this Reformation sola.
What is Sola Gratia?
This Czech pre-Reformer's name means "goose" and he predicted in the 1415 that "in 100 years they will hear a swan sing which they will not be able to roast or boil"--a prediction that Luther applied to himself.
Who is Jan Hus?
This is the term to describe the illegal buying and selling of church offices that was heavily criticized by reformers and others. It is named after a character in Acts who attempted to pay Peter for the power of the Holy Spirit.
What is simony?
At this church council, Luther was declared a heretic by Pope Leo X in 1521.
What is the Diet of Worms?
Between 1525-1535, he translated the Bible into English from the Greek and Hebrew and is known as the Father of the English Bible.
Who is William Tyndale?