Reformation

1. ad fontes!
- back to the sources

2. Religious reform
- Papacy
Council of Constance (1415)
Great Schism (1378-1415) - conciliarism - infallibility
indulgence
pilgrimage

3. Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Erfurt - Wittenberg
Rome - Sistine Chapel - St. Peter's Basilica

commentaries
Peter Lombard, Sentences
Peter Abelard, Sic et non

Printing Press (ca. 1460) - J. Gutenberg/Mainz

Bible
  • Pentateuch
  • Psalter
  • Prophets
  • Gospels
  • Epistles

Erasmus, Greek New Testament (1516)
Printing press - J. Gutenberg, ca. 1460
sola scriptura! - by Scripture alone
95 Theses (Oct. 31, 1517)

Wars of Religion in the Holy Roman Empire

ad fontes > sola scriptura
salvation
justification by faith alone
Arminian (J. Arminius, 1614)

Magisterial Reformation (Lutherans, Calvinists)
Radical Reformation (Anabaptists)

French Wars of Religion (1562-1594)
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (Aug. 24, 1572)