MMW 13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: John Calvin, Socalled, Televangelism
1 Jun 2017
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Mmw 13 lecture 21 responses to the protestant reformation. Ulrich zwingli (1484-1531: split with luther over issue of transubstantiation. Transubstantiation: the meaning of the eucharist (receiving of communion); Zwingli said that it was merely symbolic: swiss protestant. Anabaptists: radical pursuit of primitive christianity". Going back to the roots of the religion that could be found in the scripture: discredited infant baptism in favor of adult baptism. Baptism only counts when, as an adult, a person consents to it. Humanistic influence in the idea of free choice: often persecuted by catholics and protestants. Driven out of urban areas, forced to settle in rural areas: predecessors of the mennonites and amish. John calvin (1509-1564: calvinism, established powerful base in geneva by 1540"s, godly" society governed by rigorous self-discipline and worldly engagement. Consistory: group of very disciplined role models, people from the clergy but also common people. Compare: plato in the republic, select individuals called the.
