Protestant

1
Comunicación y Gerencia

• Protestant
• Reformation

• Chapter 14 Section 2

2
Origins of Reformation

• Germany lacked a strong central government.
• The emipire included about 300 independent
  states.
• The emperor could not control independent ideas
  about religion within the German states or
  prevent abuses of power.
• Indulgencespardons from punishment for sin.
• Reniassance Popes only sold indulgences to raise
  money.
• Northern humanists were very upset and wanted the
  church to become more spiritual.

3
Martin Luther

• Peasant Family
• Good education
• Lawyer
• Terrible sinner
• Salvation of his soul
• Saint Anne help me! I will become a monk!
• Joined a monastery and searched for salvation.

4
Martin Luther

• Came to believe that all ceremonies and good
  deeds made no difference in saving a sinner.
• Inner faith with God!
• People could not rely on their own actions, but
  believe that God would save them, they would
  receive salvation.

5
95 Theses

• Developed Lutheranism
• Believed that asking poor people to give up their
  money for false promises for forgiveness is
  theologically wrong.
• Wittenberg in 1517
• Statesment about indulgences
• Reformer in the church
• Church leaders denounce Martin Luther

6
Luther's Break with the Church

• The bible is the sole religious authority.
• Priest had no special role in helping people to
  salvation.
• God viewed people with faith equality.
• priesthood of all believers
• Attacked the PopePope Leo X declared Luther a
  heretic and excommunicated him.

7
Luther and the Bible

• 1522translated the New Testament of the Bible
  into German.
• 1534translated the entire Bible from Hebrew and
  Greek.
• German Christians can now read the Bible.

8
Luther

• The princes who supported Luther protested the
  emperors treatment of Lutheranism.
• Due to the Protest, the followers of Luther and
  all later reformers came to be known as
  Protestants.
• Lutherian Church
• Ministers had less importance than Catholic
  priests.
• Lutheranismtwo sacraments baptism and
  communionrather than seven as the Roman Catholic
  Church

9
Protestantism

• Charles V tried to stop the spread of
  Protestantism.
• Peace of Augsburgeach German ruler had the right
  to choose the religion for his state.
• Sectsorganized church with clear-cut rules,
  authority, discipline and membership.
• Preacher as their leader.
• Anabaptistsinfants should not receive baptism
  because they did not understand the significance
  of the ceremony.

10
Anglican Church

• King Henry Viii caused the break between England
  and the Roman Catholic church.
• Defended the church against Luther's ideas.
• Defender of the Faith
• Henry Viii wanted a divorce.
• To marry another women who would bare him a son.
• Catholic church forbid divorcé. pope could make
  exceptions but not in this case.

11
Henry VIII
12
Henry VIII

• Infuriated Henry
• Withdrew from the Catholic Church
• Parliament created the Church of England.
• Acquired Protestant doctrines and many ceremonial
  features of the Catholic Church
• Church of England granted the Divorce
• Married 6 times
• Opened the Anglican Churchcreating the way for
  the Protestant Reformation.