The Protestant ReformationChapter One Section 3

Protestant ReformationDuring the renaissance, calls

for reform in the Catholic Church – Protests which resulted in full scale revolt and new Christian Sects

Key terms: Catholic Church The original

Christian Church

Key Person: The Pope

The head of the Catholic Church

Key term: RecantTo give up one’s views

Worksheet 1.3: Indulgence 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 Leader of the

protestant reformation Posted his 95 Theses

on the door of the Wittenberg church in 1517

95 Theses 95 Arguments, written by

Martin Luther in 1517, against indulgences / Catholic practices

Wittenberg Town where the church was on which

Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses or arguments against indulgences / various Catholic practices

John Calvin Another leader of

the protestant reformation

PredestinationThe belief that

god long ago determined who would gain salvation

TheocracyGovernment run by church

leaders. In 1541, protestants in Geneva,

Switzerland asked John Calvin to lead their community.

Hmmm…. Why did the sale of indulgences become a

critical issue during the Renaissance but not during the Middle Ages?

Hmmm…. Comparing Points of View:

How did Martin Luther’s ideas differ from those expressed by the Catholic Church?