Background Zwingli lived from Born in modern-day Switzerland (back then it was the Swiss Confederation) It was made up of 13 city-states called cantons Almost died in 1519 from the Bubonic Plague

A Statue of Zwingli Zurich, Switzerland

Music in the Church Zwingli saw music as a distraction in the Church He had a particular dislike for the organ because he thought it represented the Catholic Church He recommended selling organs to give money to the poor

Differences from Luther Luther wrote 95 theses; Zwingli wrote 67 these Luther said salvation came through faith; Zwingli said it came through good deeds Luther believed that the body and blood of Christ were spiritually transformed in the bread and wine; Zwingli saw it as symbolic (Communion) Transubstantiation

Marburg Castle Luther meets Zwingli here in 1529

Martin Luther

Civil War The Swiss Confederation was split between Catholics and Protestants Catholics wanted to form a union with Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor In 1531, the Catholics waged a surprise attack on the Protestants

Civil War Zwingli marched out with his army and was killed in battle His successor was Heinrich Bullinger At the Treaty of Kappel, each canton would pick its religion Switzerland is half Protestant and half Catholic today

A wounded Zwingli…

Why is Zwingli not as Well-Known? “The side that wins in history, writes the history”

Group work In groups, you will do the following: Compare and contrast Luther, Zwingli, Calvin and Knox You need at least four similarities and four differences between all four of the leaders You need four pictures and color Use your notes You can set it up anyway you would like