Assignment: Complete this first page and choose either #1 or #2 to read and complete on the second page.

Main Issues:
What were the reformist movements revolving around the Catholic Church in the 16th Century?
How were these movements connected to other non-religious issues of the day?
What impact did these reformations have on Western Civilization?
To what degree are these issues still relevant today and still shape our public discourse?

Basic Background:
Readings: Perry pgs.305-307, 310,323-324 (Introductions to The Reformation and Chapters 2 + 6)

Define:

Reformation:


Institutional Reform Movement –
 

Protestant Reform Movement –


What were the secular factors impacting society at the time, and prior to, the reformations?


Why was Germany a special case within Europe in regards to both secular issues and reformation concerns?


Define:
Lutheran Reformation:


The Catholic Counter-Reformation:

The Lutheran Reformation and The Catholic Response to Protestantism
Assignment: Choose one of the two readings and complete the questions for that reading.
Readings: #1: The Lutheran Reformation (pgs.310-314) OR #2: The Catholic Response… (pgs.323-329)

#1. The Lutheran Reformation:
What were Luther’s reasons for wanting the Catholic Church to reform?


Explain (with one specific quote) Luther’s thinking towards:
a) Papal Power:


b) Justification by Faith:


c) The Interpretation of the Bible and the Nature of the Clergy:


#2. The Catholic Response to Protestantism:
Why did the Catholic Church take so long in responding to challenges of the reformers?


Explain (with one specific quote) the Catholic Church’s thinking towards:
a) Papal Power:


b) Justification by Faith:



c) The Interpretation of the Bible and the Nature of the Clergy: