HIS-1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Anabaptism, Lollardy, Calvinism
Document Summary
Distracted and compromised by focus on administrative and financial issues. Attacked sale of indulgences in 95 thesis. Rejected some catholic practices such as clerical celibacy. Built support among leaders and common people. For princes: challenge to pope and the holy roman empire. For local establishment: luther was politically and socially conservative. Religious message was spread in vernacular languages. Driven from france with other converts in 1634. Ideas appealed to the largest number of protestants in europe. Henry vii (ruled 1509- 1547) wanted male heir and needed to divorce his wife. Parliament declared monarch the head of the church of england/ anglican church (1534) Separation from rome was supported by english lollards and calvinists. Defended and sustained by long rule of elizabeth i (1558-1603) Anabaptists did not believe in baptism at birth. Strict decorum and deference to authority vs social revolution and experimentation.
