2. The Reformation Spreads By: Sharon Joseph, Shechenah Dasari, Christine Thomas, and Ashley Charales

3. John Calvin 1509-1564 French lawyer Theologian Responsible for the success of the Reformation outside Germany and Scandinavia.

4. John Calvin Background John Calvin most important Protestant reformer next to Martin Luther Educated in France, influenced by Erasmus, Renaissance humanists Supported reforms of Luther in Germany

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

6.  Anti-Catholic  Disagreed with Luther’s “Salvation through faith alone.”  Created his own Protestant religion in Switzerland

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

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

9. Things to Remember 1.Problems in the church like selling indulgences led to this Reformation. 2.Martin Luther and others argued that God provided salvation, not the church.

10. Dedication to God’s Law: Sign of Salvation Calvinists assumed that only unfailing dedication to God’s law could be seen as a sign of salvation.

11. Puritan Hugeunots Presbyterian

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

13. Revolutionaries: Right to Revolt Calvinism could also produce revolutionaries willing to defy any authorities perceived to be in violation of God’s laws.

14. Anabaptists Believed that infants shouldn’t be baptized because they aren’t aware yet –Some wanted to abolish private property –Some resorted to violence to push beliefs

15. Protestantism Spreads to England A King’s Protest 1509, Henry VIII became king, age 17 Devout Catholic Wrote angry protests against Luther’s ideas Actions won him title “Defender of the Faith” By 1525, Henry had only one child, Mary Annulment Henry wanted male heir, thought female monarch would weaken England Decided to have marriage to Catherine annulled Pope would not agree to annulment

16. The Reformation in England 1547  Henry dies / Edward becomes king but dies young / Mary, a Catholic becomes queen and persecutes Protestants 1558  Mary dies & Elizabeth becomes Queen and creates a compromise

17. The Reformation in England Henry Takes Over  Reformation Parliament declared that England no longer considered itself under authority of pope  Henry became head of Church of England Church of England Henry changed rituals of church very little Closed Catholic monasteries, convents, distributed much of land to nobles

18. # of followers CatholicProtestant (Lutheran, Anglican, etc.) 1500 A.D.1560 A.D.1600 A.D.

19. Protestant Catholic -Jesus lived, was crucified and resurrected. -Communion and baptism are very important -Jesus offers salvation but you must work to get it. -Salvation is. the free gift of God, you cannot earn it. -Popes can forgive sins. -Only God can forgive sins - Regular church members help make decisions. -Only clergy make decisions in the church.