Ss day1 protestant_reformation
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The document summarizes the key events and figures of the Protestant Reformation. It explains that the Reformation was an attempt to reform the Catholic Church in response to issues like corruption, the Black Death, and scientific advances contradicting the Church. Martin Luther was a key figure who realized that faith alone, not good deeds, could save people. He published his 95 Theses criticizing the Catholic Church and spread his beliefs thanks to Gutenberg's printing press. This led to the formation of new Protestant religions and a split in Christianity between Catholic and Protestant denominations.
![Prior to the Reformation all
Christians were Roman Catholic
The [REFORM]ation was an attempt
to REFORM the Catholic Church
People like Martin Luther wanted to
get rid of the corruption and restore
the peoples faith in the church](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ssday1protestantreformation-130605085803-phpapp01/85/Ss-day1-protestant_reformation-3-320.jpg)
![Some Local German Churches
accepted Luthers ideas
Supported by German Princes
who issued a formal protest
against the Church for suppressing
the reforms
The reformers came to be known
as [PROTEST]ants - Protestants](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ssday1protestantreformation-130605085803-phpapp01/85/Ss-day1-protestant_reformation-13-320.jpg)
Ss day1 protestant_reformation
- 2. 100 Years War and Black Death Scientific Advances which contradicted the Church The Corruption within the Catholic Church
- 3. Prior to the Reformation all Christians were Roman Catholic The [REFORM]ation was an attempt to REFORM the Catholic Church People like Martin Luther wanted to get rid of the corruption and restore the peoples faith in the church
- 4. In the end the reformers, like Luther, established their own religions The Reformation caused a split in Christianity with the formation of these new Protestant religions
- 6. Martin Luther John Calvin Henry VIII
- 7. Lived from 1483-1546 in Germany Father encouraged him to study law A sudden religious experience inspired him to become a monk
- 8. He became troubled over the possibility of not going to heaven He turned to the Bible, and confession for comfort In the Bible he found the answer he was looking for
- 9. The righteous shall by his faith. Luther realized that only faith (in the ultimate goodness of Jesus), not good deeds, could save a person. No good works, rituals, etc. would save a person if they did not believe.
- 10. A list of things he thought were wrong with the Catholic Church (95 Complaints) He criticized: The Power of the Pope The Extreme Wealth of the Church Indulgences (Catholic concept of Salvation)
- 11. Gutenbergs Printing Press made it possible for Luther to spread his beliefs Posted his 95 Theses on Church doors in Germany Gained support from people and criticism from Church
- 12. The first thing printed on Gutenbergs press was the Bible. This is a picture of a page from one of Gutenbergs Bibles.
- 13. Some Local German Churches accepted Luthers ideas Supported by German Princes who issued a formal protest against the Church for suppressing the reforms The reformers came to be known as [PROTEST]ants - Protestants
- 14. Started in Switzerland Calvinists England = Puritans Scotland = Presbyterians Holland = Dutch Reform France = Huguenots Germany = Reform Church