Figure Of Protestant Reformation
Karen Hernandez
Reasons why church reformation is needed
- Corruption was widespread among the clergy, especially at the top.
- The church tortured people suspected of holding non-orthodox beliefs until they confessed or died.
- The church encouraged believers to pray to Mary and the saints.
- Salesmen for the church went around selling “indulgences”—letters written by the pope supposedly forgiving people their sins. One of these, Tetzel, was heard to proclaim loudly, “The minute your money drops in the box, the soul of your relative jumps out of purgatory into heaven.”
John Calvin
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism,
Church
The Protestant Reformation was a major 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Its religious aspects were supplemented by ambitious political rulers who wanted to extend their power and control at the expense of the Church.
Europe after the Reformation
John Calvin
Reforms/Main Ideas
- Predestination: God knows who will be saved before they are born
- People should live simple-life, wear simple-clothing, and no entertainment
- Theocracy
Public Reactions
- New branches formed out of his beliefs