MMW 13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Transubstantiation, John Calvin, Protestant Work Ethic

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Religious schisms within Christianity
1)
Impact of religious schisms on women
2)
Splits Within the Protestant Movement
Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531)
Split with Luther over issue of transubstantiation
Even fought among Protestants
(1)
Transubstantiation: Is the bread only symbolic of the body of
Jesus or is it rennacting the sacrifice of Jesus
(2)
i)
a)
Anabaptists
More original or primitive form of Christianity; hardcore
followers by following the original scripture
(1)
Adult Baptism=Only Baptism that made sense and had
meaning because you choose to be baptized
(2)
Radical pursuit of a “primitive Christianity”
i)
Predecessors of the Mennonites and Amish
ii)
b)
John Calvin (1509-1564)
“Godly” society in Geneva governed by self-discipline and worldly
engagement
Godly society that was governed by discipline and
wordly engagement
1)
The “Consistory” composed of a select group of clergy and
laity
Someone who demonstrated moral stature and created an
image of themselves
1)
Moral exemplars
2)
Hard working moral exemplars in the community
3)
(1)
Emphasis on a Protestant work ethic
Hard work in this life with religious piety
1)
(2)
i)
Calvinism as a subversive social force
Rhetoric was highly inflammatory
(1)
ii)
c)
I)
Catholic Counter Reformation
II)
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Split with luther over issue of transubstantiation (1) (2) Transubstantiation: is the bread only symbolic of the body of. Jesus or is it rennacting the sacrifice of jesus b) More original or primitive form of christianity; hardcore followers by following the original scripture. Adult baptism=only baptism that made sense and had meaning because you choose to be baptized i) ii) Godly society in geneva governed by self-discipline and worldly engagement. Godly society that was governed by discipline and wordly engagement (1) (2) The consistory composed of a select group of clergy and laity. Someone who demonstrated moral stature and created an image of themselves. Hard work in this life with religious piety ii) Initial purpose: attempt to reconcile protestants and catholics (1) Each side became more entrenched in its own extremism. Cannot have god as our father without the church as our mother.

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