HIST 1003 Lecture : History 1003 Notes
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Diet of worms (luther and protestantism: 1521: luther"s called in front of church officials didn"t have a choice) People went into churches and smashed icons because of this: holy community: whole town must share the same beliefs (no tolerance; all or nothing mentality). This leads to a lot of wars: idea of confessional state: state uses power to promote faith. How ideas were spread: woodcuts became a powerful way to spread pictures. Ideas spread through pictures (didn"t need to be able to read to see pictures: could reprint because it"s used like a stamp, tended to be crass and vicious; weird. John calvin: born 1509, primary founder of calvinism, makes a name for himself in geneva, which is where he introduces, calvinism. Catholic/counter reformation: the catholic church coming together to regain power, holds councils, councils of trent (1545-63; three councils in total, councils didn"t change any doctrine.
