HSTEU 402 FINAL EXAM Weds Dec 13 4:30-6:20 SMITH 304 REFORMATION
Exam will cover all
material from Luther on (all readings,lectures
since Wk III) excluding o
nly pre-Reformation issues such as scholasticism and conciliarism. (Humanism may be included in essays.)
Use Ozment and class outlines for your review.
IDs will not include items on midterm, such as Schlietheim
Confession and
Marburg Colloquy, but review these
for possible included in essay responses.
Format of final will be similar to midterm: choice of identifications
and choice
of two essay questions. Exam = two hours. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING BLUEBOOKS.
A good exam essay
combines an argument with solid, factual information, including dates where
applicable and reference to specific authors, treatises and events. In your review, think through
the events of the entire Reformation,
asking yourself which were the crucial turning points and issues in each case.
Major areas for review:
Luther’s theology, political theory: the two kingdoms
Early splits in German Reform:
causes, issues, individuals
Wittenberg movement of 1521-22: Karlstadt
Spiritualists: Zwickau prophets, Thomas Müntzer
Peasants’
War: a) Luther vs peasants b)
Thomas Müntzer
c) religious, economic and other factors in peasants' revolt
Zwingli How does his
Reformation differ from Luther's?
Sacramentarian controversy and
Anabaptism, from Zurich to Münster
Doctrinal issues: definition of church (sect), baptism &
ban
Swiss Brethren & Schlietheim Articles
Consequences for politics: church/state relations
Kingdom of Münster
Calvinism and French Reform Calvin's theology: compare w/ Luther and others
Political and social theory:
1) separation of church and
state institutions(Geneva Ordinances)
2) enforcement of Christian
discipline in society:
role of consistory; implications for church
state relations;
Christian discipline and social policy (incl Sabean on
3) Calvinist
theories of resistance in France (Huguenots),
Kindgon
article: was Calvinism in
Catholic Reform and Counter Reformation
continuity of
Catholic reform efforts with pre-l5l7
how does
Reformation change character of Catholic Reform?
institutional
responses: Jesuits,
nature of Counter-Reformation
spirituality
(especially in Autobiography
of Ignatius Loyola)
Social impact and limits of the
Reformation: Poor Relief
Gerald Strauss'
argument about popular resistance to Reform
(`Success or Failure in German Reformation')
General review issue: interaction of
religion and politics (
for each of the nations or areas affected
by the Reformation be able to discuss the interaction of religious and
political issues, including:
a) reformers' theoretical positions on church-state relations;
b) historical circumstances affecting the practical outcome in each case
Tenative
Essay topics:
Theological differences betw
Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, Loyola, Anabaptists
Political issues and outcomes of
Ref in Germany, France, Switz, England
including general review
topic above, on church state issues
Social impact of Reformation: how
did society change (specific examples)
How did Catholicism change
&/or remain the same after the Reformation?
Turning points: pick 4-5 major turning points
in Reformation, explain why
Hapsburg Valois Wars German Peasants’ War
Schmalkaldic League Thomas Müntzer
Phillip of Hesse Twelve Articles of Swabian
Peasantry
Augsburg Confession
Peace of Augsburg
St. Peter’s Basilica
Affair of the Placards 1534 Medici Popes: Leo X, Clement VII
Sack of Rome 1527
Calvin: Lateran Council 1512
Institutes of Christian
Religion Council of Trent 1454-1563
Geneva Confession Roman Inquisition
Ecclesiastical Ordinances Index of Forbidden Books
Consistory, elders (presbyters) Paul III Farnese
Michael Servetus, On the Trinity Paul IV Carafa
Sebastian Castellio, Ignatius Loyola, Jesuit order
On Persecution of
Heretics Spiritual Exercises
Rules for Thinking with the Church
Kingdom of Münster, 1534
Henry
VIII
Catherine of
Aragon
WEEK 10 Lectures Reformation Parliament
Huguenots Act of Supremacy
French Wars of Religion Act for Dissolution of Monasteries
Valois Edward
VI
Guise Chantries Act
Bourbon
Catherine de Medici Mary Tudor
Massacre at Vassy Elizabethan Settlement
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Henry IV Bourbon of Navarre John Knox
Edict of
Huguenot theories of resistance to tyranny Protestant Ethic and the
Theodore Beza,
Philip Mornay Spirit of Capitalism