Paper 2- Luther and the German Reformation (A-I)

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The priest frequently absent from Church and parish- often because of Pluralism
Absenteeism
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An opponent of Christ- false Christ
Anti-Christ
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Opposed to the influence & activities of the clergy or the church, particularly in secular or public affairs
Anti-Clericalism
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The immersion in water as an initiation into the Church- one of the two Lutheran sacraments, the other being Holy Communion
Baptism
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Collection of writings believed to be written Word of God, accepted as inspired by God & the authoritative source of the church's faith & teachings
Bible
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The Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors, which develops Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith alone into an emphasis on the grace of God and centres on the doctrine of predestination.
Calvinism
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A summary of the important teachings in a religion that is set out in question and answer form to help people learn them
Catechism
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Taking the Humanist principle of going back to the original texts by studying the early biblical texts rather than depending on later translations and interpretations. Focus on rational thought and a questioning of medieval Catholic tradition.
Christian Humanism
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the group of ordained persons in a religion, as distinguished from the laity.
Clergy
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A reform movement in the 14th-, 15th- and 16th-century Catholic Church which held that supreme authority in the Church resided with a Church council, apart from, or even against, the pope.
Conciliarism
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1) A special rite, private or public, in which a person admits the wrong things of which they are guilty and receives forgiveness. 2) A statement or summary that bear witness to what the church believes and teaches.
Confession
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An assembly: The term is mainly used historically for the Imperial Diet, the general assembly of the Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire,
Diet
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A season in the Church Year when the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is specially celebrated.
Easter
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Relating to church (the Latin word ecclesia = church)
Ecclesiastical
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There were 7 electors who elected the Emperor
Elector
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Bishops
Episcopacy
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of or relating to a bishop
Episcopal
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To cut off from communion with a church or exclude from the sacraments of a church by ecclesiastical sentence.
Excommunication
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A translation of the Greek word for “good news”. The four gospels are books in the New Testament that document the life and teachings of Jesus Christ (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John).
Gospel
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Luther's emphasis on grace, not our own works, was the keystone of the 16th century Reformation, based on a related key Bible verse: Ephesians 2:8, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God
Grace
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Relating to an Emperor
Imperial
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An opponent of Christ- false Christ

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The immersion in water as an initiation into the Church- one of the two Lutheran sacraments, the other being Holy Communion

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Collection of writings believed to be written Word of God, accepted as inspired by God & the authoritative source of the church's faith & teachings

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