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a 16th century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of the Christian churches that rejected the Pope's authority

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Reformation

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person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church

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heretic

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the doctrines & teachings of John Calvin or his followers, emphasizing predestination, the Sovereignty of God, and the supreme authority of the Scriptures

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Calvinism

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the formal statements Luther documented against the sale of indulgences; posted on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany, October 31, 1517

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95 Theses

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the idea of Calvinist Protestants that certain people were pre-selected to go to heaven

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predestination

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Theologian and religious reformer who started the Reformation with his Ninety Five Theses which protested church corruption, namely the sale of indulgences

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Martin Luther

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letters of forgiveness for one's sins provided by the Medieval Church & one of the causes of the Reformation

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indulgences

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Of or relating to the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Martin Luther; teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the doctrine of faith alone

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Lutheranism

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Decree issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, banning the writings of Martin Luther and label

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Edict of Worms

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member of Christian religious sect which formed during the Protestant Reformation

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Protestant