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| formed an alliance with the government and received military protection |
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| the debate between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli held in A.D. 1529. Zwingli and Luther did not resolve their differences, but Zwingli convinced Luther to see that reconciliation with the Catholic Church was not really possible |
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| the biblical idea, emphasized most strongly by John Calvin, that God mysteriously chooses to enter into special relationships with some persons and groups, but not others |
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| the Calvinist idea that God has already chosen some people for salvation and others for damnation, a result of emphasizing God's sovereignty and knowledge over human free will |
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| the governing council of the Calvinist Geneva, consisting of members from the city government, the church leadership, and the laity. |
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| popularized by the churches of the Radical Reformation, the idea that becoming a Christian always requires an active decision. It never occurs simply because of where people live or because of their parents belief. |
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| the idea, popularized by the churches of the Radical Reformation, that since Baptism involves entering into a covenant with God, it requires an act of conscious, active belief on the part of the person being baptized. |
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| broke from the Catholic church, wrote an official document proclaiming the seven sacraments, received the title of Defender of the Faith from the pope |
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| an admirer of Martin Luther, he was the first to publish and English translation of major parts of the Bible |
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| stabilizing force of the English Reformation, wanted the Reformation to occur slowly, and in stages. Wider distribution of the Bible |
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| an English theologian and reformer, Wesley was originally a member of the Church of England. He and his followers eventually broke away to form the Methodist Church |
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| an independent Protestant church founded by John Wesley, which began as a reform movement within the Church of England. It differed from the Church of England in its greater emphasis on personal spirituality, Bible study, evangelistic preaching, and lively services |
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| a nineteenth century group of teachers in Oxford who rallied against England's interference in the workings of the Irish church. John Henry Newman was one of its leaders |
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| one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, which fostered a revival of the Catholic elements of English Christianity |
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| the american branch of the Anglican communion, meaning those churches that trace their roots to the Church of England and regard episcopacy as a biblically mandated ministry of the church |
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