Lollards Lutherans and Humanists Flashcards
(11 cards)
Lollards establishment
- Followers of John Wycliffe- translated bible into English
- Called into church court to account for actions
- developed into an underground movement
Lollards beliefs
- individuals relationship with God
- Priests not needed as intermediary
- Individuals confess sins directly to God
- denied transubstantiation
- believed in predestination
Impact of Lollards
- difficult to assess as forced underground and labelled as heretics
- majority of remaining were literate and educated merchants and craftsmen
Lutheranism establishment
- Luther, German monk and theologian, attacked church for corrupt practices
- 95 thesis nailed to Wittenberg Cathedral 1517
- excommunicated 1520
Lutheranism beliefs
- access to English bible for all
- salvation by faith alone
- king should be head of church not Pope
Lutheranism significance
- limited to literate
- emphasised the importance of the bible itself
Lutheranism key figures
Tyndale
- advocated for Royal Supremacy
- Obedience of a Christian Man
Simon Fish
- Supplication of the Beggars 1529
- shamed Henry by pointing out power limitations
- claimed Church cleansed if Henry had authority
Humanism establishment
- intellectual movement across upper echelons of European society
- developed along renaissance and new academic subjects
Humanism beliefs
- believed in Catholic principles but wanted to purify religion
- focus on bible and advocated for restudying, retranslating and reunderstanding texts
Humanist reform in the church and key figures
Erasmus
- intellectual European theologian
- criticised extravagance of church
- authority of Pope
More
- best legal mind and King’s advisor
- strong Catholic
- helped Henry write ‘Defence of 7 Sacraments’
Colet
- Critical of catholic practices
- original scripture importance
- 1509 lecture at St Pauls to ‘put their house in order’
Humanism limitations
- lacked popular support as limited to literate educated people
- no real leader, More kept quiet
