Renaissance and Protestantism

simony

positions in church are sold to highest bidder

nepotism

appointing a family member to a job/position

indulgence

pay money to have your sins forgiven and reduce your time in purgatory

tetzel

raise money for St. Peter’s basilica in Rome

repentance

sincere regret about one’s sin

vernacular

language spoken by ordinary people

The Praise of Folly

exposure of the church’s worldly practices and immoral behavior

95 Theses

reformations for the Catholic Church

Edict of Worms

Emperor Charles V forbid Luther’s opinions

Lutheranism

group who wanted to lessen the power of the church

Peace of Augsburg

allowed German princes to choose which religion would be followed in their territory

Martin Luther

German Monk that became aware of the corruption and worldliness in the church

John Calvin

French theologian who was inspired by Luther to challenge the Church’s authority

predestination

God had chosen long ago who would achieve Salvation

King Henry VIII

started the English Reformation and wished to end the Pope’s control over the English Church

Act of Supremacy

the English Monarch is established as the head of the English Church

Council of Trent

salvation from faith and good deeds, Bible is one of many sources of religious truth, punishes corrupt and worldly clergy

Inquisition

church court system, distinguished heretics by secret testimony, torture, and execution

witch hunts

mostly women were killed as victims of being accused as a witch

Jesuits

combatted heresy and spread the Catholic faith

Teresa of Avila

founded convent to stress prayer and religious duty over every thing else