Reformation Flashcards
(12 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’s religious teachings
Excommunication
The act of banishing a member of the church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
Justification of faith
Luthiers idea that you could get to heaven with faith alone
95 theses
Luther disagreed with the selling of indulgences
Papal bull
Letter
Heretic
a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.
Diet
A meeting
Edict
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
“Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property”
synonyms: decree, order, command, commandment, mandate, proclamation, pronouncement, dictum, dictate, fiat, promulgation, precept; More
Predestination
God had chosen whether you were going to heaven or not before you were born (calvins theory)