The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved The Swiss Reformation Ulrich Zwingli Humanistically educated, he credited Erasmus as setting him on the path to reform. By 1518, he was known for his opposition to the sale of indulgences and religious superstition.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved The Swiss Reformation (cont.) In 1519, Zwingli became the people’s priest in Zurich. Ended priestly celibacy March 1522, broke the Lenten fast Preached the authority of Scripture alone

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved The Swiss Reformation (cont.) Though a Protestant, he had significant theological differences with Luther, which prevented an alliance with the German Protestants. The Swiss Civil war forced the Swiss Catholics to recognize the Protestants.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Map 11–2 THE SWISS CONFEDERATION Although nominally still a part of the Holy Roman Empire, Switzerland grew from a loose defensive union of the central “forest cantons” in the thirteenth century into a fiercely independent association of regions with different languages, histories, and, finally, religions.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved This 1525 woodcut shows Swiss peasants hanging a seller of indulgences during the Reformation. The Granger Collection, NYC—All rights reserved

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved The caption reads: “He who wants to commemorate his victory over the rebellious peasants might use to that end a structure such as I portray here.” Foto Marburg/Art Resource, NY

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Anabaptists & Radical Protestants Conrad Grebel and the Swiss Brotherhood Refused to baptize children, believing that only a consenting adult can accept Christ Physically separated themselves from secular society

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Anabaptists & Radical Protestants (cont.) The Anabaptist Reign in Munster Dutch emigrants led an Anabaptist takeover in The features of the regime included charismatic leaders and polygamy. It was crushed by united Protestant and Catholic armies.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Anabaptists & Radical Protestants (cont.) Other Radical Groups Spiritualists rejected institutional religion. Antitrinitarians rejected the Trinity.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Anabaptists are burned at the stake in Muenster. Foto Marburg/Art Resource, NY

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved John Calvin Born in France and educated by the Church; in May 1534, he joined the Reformation. Political revolt and religious reform in Geneva In the late 1520s, Genevans revolted, and in 1527 the city council took power. May 21, 1536 Geneva officially adopted the Reformation.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved John Calvin (cont.) June 1536, Calvin arrived in Geneva. He drew up articles for the governance of the Church, which were approved, after much debate, in 1537.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved A portrait of the young John Calvin. Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Calvin’s Geneva The Church was organized into four offices Pastors Teachers to instruct the populace Elders, laypeople chosen by the council Deacons to dispense church goods and services to the poor

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Calvin’s Geneva (cont.) Predestination, the doctrine that only a chosen few are saved by God’s grace alone, without regard to acts or faith, was central to Calvin’s theology.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Diet of Augsburg In 1530, Charles V presided over this meeting of Protestants and Catholics. The emperor ordered all Protestants to return to Catholicism. February 1531, the Schmalkaldic League formed to defend Lutheran interests

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Expansion Throughout the 1530s, German Lutherans formed regional consistories, judicial bodies which oversaw the new Protestant Churches. The Reformation spread to Denmark and Sweden, and made inroads in Poland.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Expansion (cont.) In the 1540s, Charles V went after the Protestants. In 1547, he crushed the League, putting puppet rulers in Hesse and Saxony and forcing Protestants to return to Catholicism. Many Protestants fled to Magdeburg.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Luther|Calvin|Anabapt.|Spiritualists

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Peace of Augsburg The Reformation was too entrenched by 1547 to be ended. The puppet ruler of Saxony became a Lutheran. The emperor was forced to relent.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Peace of Augsburg (cont.) Sept. 1555: Peace of Augsburg made division of Christendom permanent. Cuius regio, eius religio: ruler of a land determines its religion. Lutherans permitted to retain church lands confiscated before Didn’t extend recognition to Anabaptists and Calvinists.

The Western Heritage, Eleventh Edition Kagan | Ozment | Turner | Frank Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2007 Pearson Education All Rights Reserved Zwingli/Calvin Summary