Term
|
Definition
| A pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A 16th century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the pope's authority |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A member of the Protestant church founded on the teachings of Martin Luther |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Relating to the Church of England |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including which people will be eternally saved |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A body of religious teachings based upon the ideas of the reformer John Calvin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure; a government controlled by religious leaders |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A member of a Protestant church governed by presbyters (elders) and founded on the teachings of John Knox |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| In the Reformation, a member of a Protestant group that believed in baptizing only those persons who were old enough to decide to be Christian and believed in the separation of church and state |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 16th century movement in which the Roman Catholic church sought to make changes in response to the Protestant Reformation |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A meeting of Roman Catholic leaders called by Pope Paul III to rule on doctrines criticized by Protestant reformers |
|
|
