2.2 Ap Euro

Relic Gazing

Paying to see relics in order to take time off of purgatory

What are some problems/criticisms Martin L. Has with the chruch?

Sale of indulgence, Relic gazing, simony, pluralism, clerical celibacy (clergy not getting married), the fact that punishment could be reduced after death, nepotism

What was an effect and what happened at the diet of worms (assembly of the Roman Holy Empire held at Worms, Germany)?

Luther refused to recant his works, this inspired more followers and supporters of Luther and his beliefs

What are some of Luther’s big ideas? How does he think things should be?

1. That salvation could lie outside of the church, but not outside of God

2. Sola fida→ “only faith” (u receive salvation thru faith, not actions)

3. Sola scriptora → “only scripture” (Bible is the only source of religious truth)

4. Bible should be accessible to everyone by translating from Latin to vernacular German

5. Clergy can/should get married (unlike Catholicism)

6. Teaching the word, not just preaching or telling

Pluralism

Is when a cleric holds multiple positions at the same time

Indulgences

Paying for a certificate (sold by the church) to reduce the time a person spends in purgatory

Simony

Buying your position as a cleric

Why did Luther write the 95 theses(1517) ? Who was the letter for?

The 95 theses was a letter to the archbishop, challenging the Catholic Church’s wrong practices and call for reform within the church

What convinced Luther that the church policies are wrong?

After reading the New Testament for himself in Wittenberg

Example of new interpretation of Christian doctrine (understanding of the way things are) and practice (what you actually do).

Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anabaptist

Eucharist

After that you eat that represents the body of Christ

Tran substantion (doctrine)

Believe that when they take the Eucharist, they are receiving the literal body of Christ

Symbolism of Eucharist

Believe that when they take the Eucharist, the wafer symbolizes the body of Christ

Anabaptists Beliefs

1. Baptism should take place when your older, not as an infant

2. Focuses on simplicity

3. Separation of church and state

Calvinism key ideas(major branch of Protestantism).

Predestination and “the elect”

Predestination

Calvinist belief that God had already determined who would go to Heaven or hell, nothing can be done to change that

The “elect”

Calvinist belief that the “elect” are those who have been chosen by God for salvation

John Calvin

French theologian who was inspired by Luther → created book called the Institutes of Christian Religion

Martin Luther

A German monk who is famous for his criticism towards the Roman Catholic Church (95theses = questions some church practices)

Nepotism

Member of clergy that favors a family member or relative by granting them a position as a cleric, even if they’re qualified or not