The Reformation
The outstanding change over time
WHAT WAS THE CHANGE?
The first catholic church taught that Christians could only receive salvation by having faith in God and doing good works for others. Later the church began to sell things called indulgences. Indulgences are one example of corruption in the church. Indulgences were used as a way for people to repent for their sins by good works. They would give these indulgences to the church leaders, in which these leaders would use the money to help the church. Though this was not always the case. Like in the renaissance, people began to criticize these corruptions. People started to speak up, step up and out against the corruptions in the church. This all happened because of the spread of humanism during the renaissance, which influenced people to think separately and to have their own opinion, and to use their voices and speak out. This was the change.
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WHO WERE THE PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHANGE?
Johann Gutenburg
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Martin Luther
John Calvin
- everybody is sinful by nature
- humans cannot just earn salvation
- God chooses an elect few to save
- God has known since the beginning who would be saved (predestination) He also created Calvinism, which is the 2nd series of "protestant" christian religion that broke from the catholic church. Resulting in a radical change in the church, known as the Reformation. (picture from www.biography.com