AP Euro Topic 2.2 Luther and Protestant Ref Terms and Names (Amsco Bolded),

indulgences

indulgences

Selling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church. It was common practice when the church needed to raise money.

Reformation

a 16th century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the pope's authority

Martin Luther

a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief questioning some church practices.

95 Theses

Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the church door at Wittenberg which questioned some Roman Catholic Church practices.

Diet of Worms

This was the conference that Charles V called to question/prosecute Martin Luther

Charles V

This was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a supporter of Catholicism.

Sola Scriptura

Belief that the Bible is the sole source of religious truth

Sola Fide

Belief in Justification by faith alone--faith alone is needed to get to heaven.

Priesthood of All Believers

Luther's revolutionary idea that every believer had the ability to read and interpret the Bible, that all people of faith were viewed by God as equals.

John Calvin

religious reformer who believed in predestination and a strict sense of morality for society

Predestination

Calvinist belief that God long ago determined who would gain salvation and nothing someone does will change that.

The Elect

In Calvinist doctrine, those who have been chosen by God for salvation.

Geneva

Swiss city-state which became a Calvinist theocracy in the 1500s;

German Peasants' War

revolt of German lower classes calling for social/political change based on ideas of Luther (rejected by Luther, in reality).

Anabaptists

A Protestant sect that believed only adults could make a free choice regarding religion; they also advocated pacifism, separation of church and state, and democratic church organization.

Edict of Worms

declared Martin Luther an outlaw within the Holy Roman Empire and his works were to be burned and luther himself captured and delivered to the emperor

Theocracy

A government controlled by religious leaders using their religious text (such as the Bible) as the source of law.

pacifism

the belief that any violence, including war, is unjustifiable under any circumstances, and that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means.