Globalization Notes
Recap
Luther’s movement benefited from an information revolution brought about by the accessibility of printed texts. This helped his message to spread and gain wider acceptance. It had time to do this due to the distraction of Emperor Charles V who was busy fighting other wars. By the time Charles could deal with the Protestants they had established firm roots in many parts of northern Europe.
By challenging the foundation of the Catholic Church’s authority, Luther’s ideas implicitly attacked the entire social order of Europe. His ideas regarding individual responsibility and the necessity of backing up theology with scripture opened the door to numerous interpretations and even further fragmentation of Western Christianity.
Despite this increasing division, hope remained that unity could be restored. But political opportunism, theological differences and the stubbornness of egos made the final push towards reconciliation impossible and set a course towards violence.
Key Themes
How did the Reformation spread and how did this spread set the stage for violence?
How did the Reformation impact society, education art and politics?
How did these changes make violence nearly inevitable?
The Spread of Reformation
Sets the stage for conflict
Reconciliation very difficult
High spread in Scandinavia
French
Remained mostly Roman Catholic
Geneva
John Calvin (French theologist and reformist)
Calvinism spreads underground’
Many towns and houses had many secret rooms and pathways
Some members of the Royal Family convert to Calvinism
Adds political tension
Reformation by Accident
Unintended consequence in England
Marriage problem with Henry VIII
Henry – ideal renaissance king
Received much more education than typical noble family members
Athletic, womanizer and handsome (ideal king)
Good catholic
Attacks Luther in a book
The pope gave him a title “The Defender of the Faith”
Henry has been married to Catherine of Aragon
All of his
Luther’s movement benefited from an information revolution brought about by the accessibility of printed texts. This helped his message to spread and gain wider acceptance. It had time to do this due to the distraction of Emperor Charles V who was busy fighting other wars. By the time Charles could deal with the Protestants they had established firm roots in many parts of northern Europe.
By challenging the foundation of the Catholic Church’s authority, Luther’s ideas implicitly attacked the entire social order of Europe. His ideas regarding individual responsibility and the necessity of backing up theology with scripture opened the door to numerous interpretations and even further fragmentation of Western Christianity.
Despite this increasing division, hope remained that unity could be restored. But political opportunism, theological differences and the stubbornness of egos made the final push towards reconciliation impossible and set a course towards violence.
Key Themes
How did the Reformation spread and how did this spread set the stage for violence?
How did the Reformation impact society, education art and politics?
How did these changes make violence nearly inevitable?
The Spread of Reformation
Sets the stage for conflict
Reconciliation very difficult
High spread in Scandinavia
French
Remained mostly Roman Catholic
Geneva
John Calvin (French theologist and reformist)
Calvinism spreads underground’
Many towns and houses had many secret rooms and pathways
Some members of the Royal Family convert to Calvinism
Adds political tension
Reformation by Accident
Unintended consequence in England
Marriage problem with Henry VIII
Henry – ideal renaissance king
Received much more education than typical noble family members
Athletic, womanizer and handsome (ideal king)
Good catholic
Attacks Luther in a book
The pope gave him a title “The Defender of the Faith”
Henry has been married to Catherine of Aragon
All of his