1. The Protestant Reformation

2. Causes of the Reformation
100 Years War and Black Death
Scientific Advances which contradicted the Church
The Corruption within the Catholic Church

3. What was the Protestant Reformation?
Prior to the Reformation all Christians in Europe were Roman Catholic
The [REFORM]ation was an attempt to REFORM the Catholic Church
People like Martin Luther wanted to get rid of the corruption and restore the people’s faith in the church

4. What was the Protestant Reformation?
In the end the reformers, like Luther, established their own religions
The Reformation caused a split in Christianity with the formation of these new Protestant religions

5. What was the Protestant Reformation?
CHRISTIANITY
PROTESTANT
CATHOLIC

6. The Reformers
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Henry VIII

7. Martin Luther Lived from 1483-1546 in Germany
Father encouraged him to study law
A sudden religious experience inspired him to become a monk

8. Martin Luther
He became troubled over the possibility of not going to heaven
He turned to the Bible, and confession for comfort
In the Bible he found the answer he was looking for

9. “The righteous shall by his faith.”
ROMANS 1:17
“The righteous shall by his faith.”
Luther realized that only faith (in the ultimate goodness of Jesus), not good deeds, could save a person. No good works, rituals, etc. would save a person if they did not believe.

10. Luther's 95 Theses
A list of things he thought were wrong with the Catholic Church (95 Complaints)
He criticized:
The Power of the Pope
The Extreme Wealth of the Church
Indulgences (Catholic concept of Salvation)

11. Dictionary: SIN Immoral things that violate God’s rules
Catholics & Protestants both believe that every single person commits sins
Both groups also believe that any sin is an imperfection that can keep a person from going to heaven (gaining salvation)

12. Dictionary: SALVATION
A person being spiritually “saved”
Catholics & Protestants both believe
That heaven is a perfect place
That heaven was created by a perfect God
That gaining salvation requires sinners to be justified before God

13. Dictionary: JUSTIFICATION
The process by which a sinner becomes holy, or made perfect in the eyes of God
Catholics & Protestants both believe that faith in Jesus is needed for justification
Protestants rely only on faith (Eph 2:8-9)
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Catholics believe that doing good works are also necessary (James 2:17)
“So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”

14. Luther's 95 Theses
Gutenberg’s Printing Press made it possible for Luther to spread his beliefs
Posted his 95 Theses on Church doors in Germany
Gained support from people and criticism from Church

15. The first thing printed on Gutenberg’s press was the Bible.
This is a picture of a page from one of Gutenberg’s Bibles.

16. Luther on Trial The Diet of Worms (assembly)
1520 Pope Leo X order Luther to give up his beliefs
Luther burned the order and was excommunicated (Edict of Worms)
Luther went into hiding where he translated the New Testament into German – spreading his beliefs even further

17. Pope Leo X (Medici)
He was the Pope during the height of the corruption

18. Luther prepares to burn Pope's orders

19. Acceptance of Reforms
Some Local German Churches accepted Luther’s ideas
Lutheranism was formed
Supported by German Princes who issued a formal “protest” against the Church for suppressing the reforms
The reformers came to be known as [PROTEST]ants - Protestants

20. John Calvin “May little chickens dig out your eyes 100,000 times.”
- Calvin speaking to another reformer whose ideas he disagreed with

21. John Calvin Anti-Catholic Influenced by Martin Luther
Disagreed with Luther’s “Salvation through faith alone.”
Created his own Protestant religion in Switzerland

22. Predestination Calvin believed in: Salvation through Predestination
At birth it is decided if you will go to heaven or hell

23. Calvin believed in: Foreknowledge
God knows everything that will happen in your life
Purified approach to life:
No drinking, swearing, card playing, gambling etc..

24. CALVINISM Started in Switzerland – Calvinists England = Puritans
Scotland = Presbyterians
Holland = Dutch Reform
France = Huguenots
Germany = Reform Church

25. Christianity Protestant Catholic Lutheran Calvinism Puritan
Presbyterian
Puritan
Hugeunots