HSTR 337B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Johann Tetzel, Eisleben, Sola Scriptura
20 Sep 2017
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Indulgences: erasmus"s new testament 1516, grievances, diet of worms, bundschuh articles, pelagianism. Discussion of documents: trying to understand the reformation and its routes of social criticisms. Important overlap between the different classes of society. The articles of bundschuh: tells us about peasants and what people think of peasants, written by an upper-class author, some of the articles relate to peasant grievances but others are the upper class criticizing the lower. Diet of worms: a formal protest that was submitted in a royal convocation in worms 1521, grievances of the upper class, rulers had grievances that overlapped with the grievances of the peasants. Grievances of the prince"s: jurisdiction over legal proceedings (courts, court cases were being transferred to religious courts or to courts within. Immoral behaviour: priests had taverns, other jobs, multiple appointments/benefices, unofficially married. Immunity for secular courts: church could hold back materials from peasants and could have diplomatic immunity.
