Religious Reformers Before 1529
- Created by: Sophie Hurford
- Created on: 18-05-13 18:07
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- Religious Reformers Before 1529
- Lollardy
- Led by John Wytcliffe
- Challenged some of the core teachings of the church
- Believed Bible was only sure basis of belief, and should be widely available to everyone
- Didn't believe in transubstantiation
- Not significant at all; described as a "fringe group", being illegal, having made no dent in the Catholic church and had very little support and no agreed faith/ organisation
- Humanism
- A development from the 14th century Renaissance;affected politics and economy aswell as religion
- Believed in basic ideas pf Catholic faith, trying to purify religious ideas made from errors in translation
- Ideas were popular among English thinkers but posed little threat as they simply looked to return Catholicism to its more pure origins
- Led by Desiderius Erasmus
- Lutherans
- Led by Martin Luther
- Challenged key beliefs of Catholic Church and put forward the view that it was more important to have a relationship with God rather than the priests
- Questioned the role of the Pope
- Not immediately attractive. None of the nobility became Lutheran. It was embraced in some areas but didn't become widespread
- Antipapalism
- Criticism of the Pope and the papal court.
- Believed the Pope was not the spiritual head of the Church and that he should interfere with other churches across Europe
- The Pope, in reality, had very little authority. Henry VIII didn't really need the Pope, so it was not seen as a big issue.
- Erastianism
- Belief that the king should be head of the church.
- Believed God made the decision for the King to be ruler
- By 1529, the papacy had already effectively accepted that the King controlled most parts of the Catholic church. England could already be seen as having an Erastian Church.
- Lollardy
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