Church History 7

Church History
“The Reformation Continues”
1517-1609

Reformation Stimulated
1. Attempts to silence Luther failed
2. Political leaders supported Luther
3. Luther began a pamphlet/book campaign
a. Attacked hierarchy
b. Attacked sacramental system
c. Attacked theology
4. Luther translated Bible into German
5. Luther’s prophetic voice was matched by Melancthon’s theology

Lutheranism Slowed
1. Luther lost the support of the humanists
2. Luther turned against the Anabaptists
3. Luther and Zingli failed to unite
4. Luther lost the support of the peasants
5. Luther lost the support of the Monastics

Life after Luther
1. Luther died in 1546
2. Protestant vs. Catholic war in Germany (1546-1552)
3. Lutheranism made legal in 1555
4. Lutherans had internal debates over doctrines
5. Lutheranism spread to Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Scotland, Etc.

The Fruit of Switzerland
1. Swingli
a. Idolized Erasmus as young adult
b. Became a Catholic Priest
c. Experienced conversion after surviving plague
d. Instructed young scholars
2. Anabaptists
a. Conrad Grebel
b. Felix Manz
c. Jacob Amman
d. Balthasar Hubmaier
e. Menno Simons
*Anabaptists were distinguished for their emphasis on discipleship, love, congregational church government, and separation from the state
**Anabaptists were attacked from all sides. Catholics tended to burn them. The state tended to behead them. Protestants, ironically, drowned them.
3. Calvin

Denominational Breakdowns
1. Calvinism vs. Arminianism
2. Liberalism vs. Fundamentalism