Reformation and Counter Reformation

1. Explain the key theological differences between Protestantism and Catholicism.
2. Analyze the socio-political factors that contributed to the Reformation.
3. Evaluate the impact of the Reformation on European society and culture.
4. Compare and contrast the different branches of Protestantism.
5. Assess the effectiveness of the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation.
6. Discuss the spread of Reformation ideas beyond Europe.

13 weeks, about 26 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

     Define Protestantism and Reformation.. Explain the relationship between the Reformation and Protestantism.. Identify the basic principles of Protestantism.. Describe the major branches of Protestantism..

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

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

     Discuss the emergence of Roman Catholicism.. Identify the factors that accelerated the rise of the Papacy.. Explain how papal leadership was supplanted by papal monarchy over the church..

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

   • Unit 3: The Call for Reformation · 2 hours

     Write about the reformers within the medieval church.. Discuss the methods used by the Roman Catholic Church to silence the pre-reformers.. Identify some of the principles accentuated by the latter reformers which had been highlighted by the pre-reformers.. Discuss the factors that precipitated the call for reformation..

4. Week 4Module 1: Martin Luther and Protestant Reformation

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

     Write a concise account of Luther's life.. Examine the factors that influenced his pilgrimage to the reformation.. Narrate the events that led to the sale of indulgences.. Discuss the causes and the effects of the nailing of the 95 theses.. Discuss some of the events that influenced the formulations of the basic principles of Protestantism..

5. Week 5Module 1: Martin Luther and Protestant Reformation

   • Unit 5: Luther's Trial and the Refuge at Wartburg · 2 hours

     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 and the great lords of the German Empire.. Discuss the debate between Johann von Eck and Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms.. Explain the events leading to Luther's memorable statements: 'Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise. So help me God'.. Evaluate the decision taken at the Diet of Worms.. Narrate Luther's journey to refuge at the Wartburg castle..

6. Week 6Module 2: Protestant Reformation in Europe

   • Unit 1: Reformation in Germany and the Evolution of Lutheranism · 2 hours

     Narrate the confusion created by the implementation of the edict of the Diet of Worms.. 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.. Identify the decisions taken at the imperial Diets of Nuremberg, Speyer and Augsburg.. Discuss the significance of the Peace of Augsburg and the formation of Protestant League in Germany.. Narrate the death of Luther.. Discuss the state Lutheranism after Luther..

7. Week 7Module 2: Protestant Reformation in Europe

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

     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.. Discuss Zwingli's disputations with the Roman Catholic authority of Switzerland.. Write briefly on Zwingli's major writings and theological leanings.. Discuss the death of Zwingli in a Catholic and Protestant war.. Discuss the development of Zwinglianism after the death of Zwingli..

8. Week 8Module 2: Protestant Reformation in Europe

   • Unit 3: The Radical Reformers: The Anabaptists · 2 hours

     Discuss the evolution of Anabaptism in Europe.. Identify the variance between the radical and classical reformation.. Identify and discuss the basic principles of Anabaptism.. Write briefly on some leaders and the major Anabaptist groups.. Write on the relationship between Anabaptists and the Baptist Denomination.

9. Week 9Module 2: Protestant Reformation in Europe

   • Unit 4: Calvin and the Reformation in Geneva · 2 hours

     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.. Write on the inauguration of the Reformation in Geneva.. Discuss the opposition and set backs to Calvin's reformation.. Discuss the importance of Geneva in Church and world history.. Discuss Calvinism after the demise of Calvin..

10. Week 10Module 2: Protestant Reformation in Europe

    • Unit 5: The Protestant Reformation In Great Britain: England · 2 hours

      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.. Explain why the Church of England remained rather 'too Catholic' till today.. Discuss the evolution of Puritanism..

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 1: Reformation in Great Britain: Scotland · 2 hours

      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.. Discuss the genesis of the relationship between English Puritanism and Presbyterianism in Scotland..

12. Week 12Module 3:

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

      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.. Identify Catherine de Medici, the third woman mentioned in Knox's controversial book, The First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women.. Describe the evolution of Gallicanism, the equivalent of Anglicanism in France.. Discuss the terrible effects of religious wars on a nation..

13. Week 13Module 3:

    • Unit 3: The Counter-Reformation · 2 hours

      Define the Counter-Reformation.. Identify the measures taken by the Catholic Church to curtail Protestantism.. Discuss the decisions of the Council of Trent.. Discuss the effects of the Counter-Reformation on the Catholic Church..