HIS 102 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I The problem how did the death of the middle ages foster the origins of modernity II The Black Death 1347 1351 III Feudal crisis and the early national monarchies IV The role of the church in the medieval world V A crisis of legitimacy Outline of Current Lecture I The starting place the state of religion and church 1500 A Fundamental job of the church holder of souls B Fundamental issues 1 Deeply involved in worldly things 2 Politically involved 3 Avignon papacy Great Schism a Crisis of legitimacy weakens society C Anti clericalism against the church 1 Among the masses 2 Because of simony sale of church offices 3 And pluralism holding multiple church offices simultaneously D Tithe tax that gave 10 of income to the church II Who was Luther His early life A Luther 1 German born in Saxon 1483 son of a coal mine owner and a city mom 2 Attended university to study law 3 One day travelling there was a huge storm Luther swore that if he lived through it and didn t get struck with lightening he d become a monk 4 As an Augustinian monk he was sent to Wittenberg to study theology 5 Very pious feared his own damnation 6 Luther sent to Rome while Julius II was pope Julius II very corrupt 7 Luther returns to Wittenberg from Rome with many criticisms of the church III Luther s break with Rome the indulgences controversy A Purgatory place between heaven and hell where you are judged B Indulgences only purchased for those who are already dead C Salvation must be very cheap indeed if you can purchase it D Tetzel was an expert at the sale of indulgences These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute E 1517 Luther posts the 95 theses in Wittenberg 1 The 95 theses were complaints that Luther had about the Catholic churchreforms that he wanted to be made F Luther challenged Tetzel to a debate over the sale of indulgences 1 All spiritual life should be based on readings in the Bible 2 There are no multiple truths there is only one truth
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