Reformation Flashcards
(16 cards)
Theology
The study of religion
Salvation
How to get to heaven
Theologian
One who has studied religion
Heretic
Someone who disagrees with the church religious teachings
Excommunication
The act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church ; cutting a person off from a religious society
Justification of faith
Getting in to heaven on faith alone
95 theses
Theses=arguments so Luther wrong 95 arguments against the Catholic Church
Papal bull
A letter to Luther from the pope asking him to retract his teachings
Diet
The group of people that condemned Luther as a heretic
Edict
A law pasted by the emperor
Sacrament
Something u sacralise for the church
Holy roman emperor
Charles V
The ruler of Germany
Elector
Some1 that has elected someone else to a position
Lutheran
A follower of Martin Luther
Predesintion
God had chosen who was going to heaven or not before you were born
Feudal dues
These were fees and taxes that could be paid in 3 forms: Money, in kind, with labor. Even peasants who owned land were not excused from the feudal dues. On top of that another source of income was the rent that the lord could charge