The Protestant Reformation Outline
The Protestant Reformation
(1450-1565)
(1) England
Notion of the
Renaissance Prince
Recent War of the
Roses created a sense of political instability for the
Tudor dynasty
--Henry VIII
The significance of a male heir to the
Tudors
B. England
Henry VIII’s marriage to
Catherine of Aragon
Henry seeks an annulment Henry creates the Church of England and establishes his own supremacy over it
A “political reformation” only at first
John Calvin (1509-1564)
More of a scholar
than Luther
More of a systematic thinker than Luther
Calvin’s Institutes
(1536)
Early legal training
Clear-cut moral directives for living
Relied on Scripture and Augustine primarily for his ideas
(2) Teaching
Predestination
The right of
(1450-1565)
(1) England
Notion of the
Renaissance Prince
Recent War of the
Roses created a sense of political instability for the
Tudor dynasty
--Henry VIII
The significance of a male heir to the
Tudors
B. England
Henry VIII’s marriage to
Catherine of Aragon
Henry seeks an annulment Henry creates the Church of England and establishes his own supremacy over it
A “political reformation” only at first
John Calvin (1509-1564)
More of a scholar
than Luther
More of a systematic thinker than Luther
Calvin’s Institutes
(1536)
Early legal training
Clear-cut moral directives for living
Relied on Scripture and Augustine primarily for his ideas
(2) Teaching
Predestination
The right of