HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pope Leo X, John Calvin, Theocracy
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What: issued a bull threatening luther with excommunication unless he took it back. He did not instead he threw the bull into the flames. Why: martin luther was threatening the power and the ways of the catholic church. Who: charles v (holy roman emperor), martin luther, pope leo x. What: trial where luther stood up for his beliefs. Charles v declared that he was an outlaw and a heretic. He was not to be given food or shelter and his books were to be burned. What: germans who had converted to lutheranism fought the german government. The government was supported by martin luther who did not want violence. What: gave order to the new protestant faith. A studier of law and philosophy, he published books that set forth systematic protestant philosophy. Established idea that we are all corrupt and a few will be saved by god (predestination).
