1. Protestant Reformation By: Saida Noor and Hifza Hamid

2. Erasmus and Christian Humanism • The Protestant Reformation is the name given to the religious reform movement that divided the western Church into Catholic and Protestant groups • Christian Humanism a.k.a. Northern Renaissance humanism -reform of the Catholic Church • Desiderius Erasmus- Best known of all Christian Humanists called his view of religion "the philosophy of Christ" • Wrote The Praise of Folly in 1509 "Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched."

3. Religion on the Eve of the Reformation • Corruption in the Catholic Church • Renaissance popes- failed to meet the Church's spiritual needs • Julius II, "warrior pope" • Many church officials were concerned about money & used church offices to advance their careers and their wealth • Salvation- acceptance into Heaven • Collections of relics grew more popular as a means to salvation • Indulgence- release from all or part of punishment for sin by Catholic Church

6. Martin Luther • Was a monk and a professor at the University of Wittenberg (Germany) • Catholic teaching had stressed that both faith and good works were needed to gain personal salvation. • Luther believed in justification • Justification became the main lesson of the Protestant Reformation • Bible- became the only source of religious truth

7. The Ninety-five Theses • Luther believed that people were simply harming their chances for salvation by buying these pieces of paper. • Oct. 31, 1517 sent a list of Ninety-five Theses • The publication of Luther's theses began the Protestant Reformation

8. A Break with the Church • Luther begun to move toward a more definite break with the Catholic Church. • He called the German princes to overthrow the papacy (office or authority of a pope) in Germany and establish a reformed German church • Also attacked the Church's system of sacraments • He kept only two sacraments (Baptism, Eucharist)

9. The Rise of Lutheranism • Luther- gained support of many German rulers • These rulers took control of the Catholic churches in their territories, forming state churches whose affairs were supervised by the gov. • Luther set up a new religious service to replace the Catholic mass. (Bible readings, preaching of the word of God, and song) • Luthern's beliefs became known as Lutheranism - first Protestant faith • (Lutheran churches)

10. Politics in the German Reformation • From the beginning, the fate of Luther's movement as closely tied to political affairs. • Politically Charles V wanted to keep this enormous empire under the control of his dynasty. • He wanted to preserve the unity of his empire by keeping it Catholic. • disputes with Francis I = war for more than 20 years. • German states supported Luther as a way to assert their own local authority over the authority if the empire and Charles V • Peace treaty of Augsburg

11. The Spread of Protestantism and the Catholic Response

12. King Henry VIII • wanted to divorce his wife, they had no son. • he needed a male heir so he wanted to marry Anne Boleyn. • He turned to the courts • Thomas Cranmer ruled in May 1533 that the kings marriage to to Catherine was "null and absolutely void" • Anne was crowned queen, 3 months later they had a daughter • Henry used his powers to dissolve the monasteries and sell their land and possessions to wealthy landowners and merchants

13. King Henry VIII(continued) • in matter of doctrine, he remained close to Catholic teachings • When Henry died he was succeeded by Edward VI. • Church begins to move in a Protestant direction • Mary, Henrys daughter, came to throne in 1553 • she wanted to restore England to Roman Catholicism. • "Bloody Mary"

14. Bibliography: • "Protestant Reformation." - Theopedia, an Encyclopedia of Biblical Christianity. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://www.theopedia.com/Protestant_Reformation>. • "Lecture 3: The Protestant Reformation." Lecture 3: The Protestant Reformation. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture3c.html>. • "The Reformation." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://www.history.com/topics/reformation>. • "The Protestant Reformation." The Protestant Reformation. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1136.html>. • "The Reformation." CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA:. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12700b.htm>. • Daniels, Patricia, and Stephen G. Hyslop. National Geographic Almanac of World History. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2006. Print.

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