Reformation

1. Explain the causes and consequences of the Reformation.
2. Identify the key figures and events of the Reformation.
3. Compare and contrast the different branches of Protestantism.
4. Analyze the impact of the Reformation on European society.
5. Evaluate the role of the Catholic Church in the Counter-Reformation.

13 weeks, about 42 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Martin Luther and Protestant Reformation

   • Unit 1: Protestantism and the Reformation: Clarification of Terms · 2 hours

     Read Unit 1: Define Protestantism and Reformation.. Understand the historical context and principles of the Reformation.. Identify the major branches of Protestantism..

   • Unit 2: The Emergence of Roman Catholicism and the Rise of the Papacy · 2 hours

     Read Unit 2: Examine the emergence of Roman Catholicism and the rise of the Papacy.. Identify factors that aided the rise of the Papacy.. Understand the relationship between the Papacy and the Roman Catholic Church..

2. Week 2Module 1: Martin Luther and Protestant Reformation

   • Unit 3: The Call for Reformation · 2 hours

     Read Unit 3: Discuss the reformers within the medieval church.. Identify the methods used by the Roman Catholic Church to silence the pre-reformers.. Discuss the factors that precipitated the call for reformation..

   • Unit 4: Martin Luther and the Pilgrimage to the Reformation · 2 hours

     Read Unit 4: Examine the factors that influenced Luther's pilgrimage to the Reformation.. Narrate the events that led to the sale of indulgences.. Discuss the causes and effects of the nailing of the 95 theses..

3. Week 3Module 1: Martin Luther and Protestant Reformation

   • Unit 5: Luther's Trial and the Refuge at Wartburg · 3 hours

     Read Unit 5: Explain why the ecclesiastical ban on Luther could not be enforced.. Discuss the political maneuvers surrounding the trial of Luther.. Account for the courage Luther exhibited before the Emperor..

4. Week 4Module 2: Protestant Reformation in Europe

   • Unit 1: Reformation in Germany and the Evolution of Lutheranism · 3 hours

     Read Unit 1: Identify the circumstances which hindered the implementation of the decisions of the Diet of Worms.. Discuss how the spirit of nationalism promoted the cause of Lutheranism in Germany.. Discuss the genesis of Protestantism during the session of a Diet..

5. Week 5Module 2: Protestant Reformation in Europe

   • Unit 2: Huldrych Zwingli and the Reformation in Geneva · 3 hours

     Read Unit 2: Discuss the development of Protestantism outside Germany.. Identify some reasons why the Protestantism in Germany differed from Switzerland's.. Discuss the events leading to Zwingli's break with the Catholic Church..

6. Week 6Module 2: Protestant Reformation in Europe

   • Unit 3: The Radical Reformers: The Anabaptists · 3 hours

     Read Unit 3: Discuss the evolution of Anabaptism in Europe.. Identify the variance between the radical and classical reformation.. Identify and discuss the basic principles of Anabaptism..

7. Week 7Module 2: Protestant Reformation in Europe

   • Unit 4: Calvin and the Reformation in Geneva · 3 hours

     Read Unit 4: Write briefly on Calvin's early life and ministry.. Enumerate what led to Calvin's flight from France and why he found refuge in Basle.. Discuss events leading to his settlement in Geneva..

8. Week 8Module 2: Protestant Reformation in Europe

   • Unit 5: The Protestant Reformation In Great Britain: England · 3 hours

     Read Unit 5: Narrate Henry's personal problem that led to the reformation in England.. Argue if Henrician reformation is protestant in any respect?. Identify what informed Henry's nationalist Catholicism and Queen Mary's papist Catholicism..

9. Week 9Module 3:

   • Unit 1: Reformation in Great Britain: Scotland · 3 hours

     Read Unit 1: Defend the statement that 'John Knox is the foremost reformer in Scotland'.. Discuss the roles played by the conflict between England and France in the reformation in Scotland.. Identify the reformers and martyrs who preceded John Knox in Scotland..

10. Week 10Module 3:

    • Unit 2: The Huguenots and the Reformation in France · 3 hours

      Read Unit 2: Define the "Affair of the Placards of October 1534".. Explain how Huguenotism which was influenced by Lutheranism and biblical humanism became Calvinist's Reformed Church.. Describe the sordid event known as the massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day..

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 3: The Counter-Reformation · 3 hours

      Read Unit 3: Define the Counter Reformation.. Identify the measures taken by the Catholic Church to curtail Protestantism.. Discuss the decisions of the Council of Trent..

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 4: The Church in Africa: Nigerian Experience · 3 hours

      Read Unit 4: Discuss the significance of the formation of Protestant Mission on Nigeria.. Explain the Roman Catholic Church re-appearance in Nigeria.. Identify the roles of Sierra Leone and Liberia in the formation of Nigerian Christianity..

13. Week 13Final Revision

    • Final Revision · 4 hours

      Review all course materials.. Work on assignments.. Prepare for final examination..