Short Review of Yesterday’s Lecture

1. Council of Trent (the 4 Rs)a) Reaffirmed Catholic doctrineb) Reformed Church abusesc) Reasserted traditional practicesd) Resisted limiting Papal authority

2. Jesuits & their activitiesa) Catholic education (100s of schools

for middle and upper-class boysb) Missionary work (Americas & Asia)c) Combating Protestantism

Political and Social Consequences of the Reformation

YOU are responsible for this information. You can learn the

relevant information from the handout listed on my blog:

“Lesson Plan-Student Copy “Social Significance of the Reformation”

Keep in mind: Lutheran, Zwinglian and Calvinist

reformers worked within the framework of the reigning

political power.

I. Religion in 15th c. life – BEFORE the Reformation

AND

Religion in 15th c. life – AFTER the Reformation

(We are referring to the larger cities of Central Europe that later turned Protestant, e.g., Zurich, Nuremberg, Geneva)

BEFORE AFTER1. 1.2. 2.3. 3.4. 4.5. 5.6. 6.7. 7.8. 8.9. 9.10. 10.11. 11.

12.13.

II. Protestant View of Woman & their function vs. traditional Church attitudes of Middle Ages

1. Celibacy & Marriagea) Catholic: praised the family and

made marriage a sacramentb) Catholic: celibacy the surest way to

holiness, was preferable for the_____c) Luther: Sex in marriage is useful to

avoid ________.d) Calvin: “every man should abstain from

marriage only so long as he is fit to observe celibacy.

2. BOTH Catholic and Protestant clergy preached sermons advocating a more positive side to family relationships.

3. __________were especially important in developing this new view of the family.

III. Protestantism and the Role of the woman

1. With no special holiness for celibacy, the _________could be placed at the center of human life.

2. Mutual love b/t man and wife could be extolled but…

3. Were doctrine and reality the same?

a) more often than not, _______

IV. Traditional Roles of Men & Women

more often prevailed 1. Luther

a) wife is compelled to

b) wife “is like a nail driven into the wall”

c) Women’s role viewed as

d) being a nun no longer an option, so

Overall, the Protestant Reformation did not noticeably transform women’s subordinate place in society….but there were exceptions.

V. Strides Made for Women1. In early 1520s

VI. Traditional attitudes of the Middle Ages and role of women

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