The Reformation

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The Reformation

• Collapse of the Universal Church

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The Reformation

• What Great Schism in the universal (Catholic)
  church

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The Reformation

• When Began in the early 16th century and lasted
  until the mid-17th century

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The Reformation

• Where Started in central Europe (todays
  Germany) before spreading throughout Europe

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The Reformation

• Who Men such as Martin Luther who sought to
  reform the Church and later became known as
  Protestants as the break with the Church became
  permanent

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The Reformation

• How At its core, the split was a dispute over
  how one achieves salvation
• Catholic teaching had emphasized that one needed
  faith good works to achieve salvation
• Protestants came to believe that one needed faith
  faith alone

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The Protestant Reformation

• Why ????????

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Time to speculate

• We have discussed the causes, both immediate and
  long-term, of the Reformation. Now, we need to
  look at the effects of the Reformation.
• What do you think will be the effects, or
  outcomes, of the Reformation?

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The Reformation

• Historical Significance provided a more
  individual religious practice which, in
  conjunction with growing political power of
  kings, reduced the power of the Church in
  European affairs