The Early Reformation PDF

## The Early Reformation - Early 16th century - reform- to change - Martin Luther - within publishing his ideas (printing press tech), much of central Europe and Scandinavia had broken with the Catholic Church. ### The Christian Church in the Early Sixteenth Century - Villagers - procession - honor...

## The Early Reformation - Early 16th century - reform- to change - Martin Luther - within publishing his ideas (printing press tech), much of central Europe and Scandinavia had broken with the Catholic Church. ### The Christian Church in the Early Sixteenth Century - Villagers - procession - honoring local Saints - St. Peter’s in Rome - a shrine - Church in wills - Papal conflict with German emperor Frederick II in 13th century, followed by the Babylonian Captivity/ the Great Schism badly damaged the prestige of church leaders. - Papal tax collection methods were attacked orally and in print. - Suggested measures to reform institutions, improve clerical education, and alter basic doctrines had some success. - Bohemia led to formation of an independent church of Rome a century before Luther. - Anticlericalism - opposition to clergy. ### Martin Luther - German university professor + priest Martin Luther (1483-1546) ### Reformation - Born in Eisleben in Saxony - “Luther” as a war cry. ### Protestant Reformation - Ulrich Zwingi (1484-1531); Swiss humanist, priest, admirer of Erasmus. - Relied on Erasmus’ New Testament teachings. - Protestants: Followers of Luther, Zwingi, and others who called for a break with Rome. - Authority rested on the Bible. - Rejected Catholic teachings about sacraments.