Year 9 - Religious education
Martin Luther and the Reformation
Rebels: should we embrace or challenge authority?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils study three case studies of individuals who challenged authority. They will analyse the inspiration behind their actions and the historical impact of their choices. Pupils will reason the degree to which religious beliefs might cause someone to challenge authority.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how and why Martin Luther rebelled against the religious authorities of his time.
Key Notes
- Martin Luther rebelled against the religious authority of his time.
- Martin Luther was an important figure in the Protestant Reformation.
- He rebelled against what he understood to be incorrect beliefs and practices in the Roman Catholic Church at his time.
- The author and context of a historical source should be considered when assessing its usefulness.
Vocabulary To Learn
- indulgences: ways through which Christians in the Catholic Church may be granted some reduction in the punishment of sins after forgiveness by God
- Protestant Reformation: a Christian religious movement in the 16th century that aimed to reform the Catholic Church, but caused new denominations to be created
- purgatory: the process or place where a person's soul is prepared for heaven after death
- theses: statements or ideas put forward for discussion, argument or debate
- monk: a member of a religious group of men who often live separate from the rest of society
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That Martin Luther King was an important figure in the Protestant Reformation.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Martin Luther rebelled against the religious authority of his time. Martin Luther was an important figure in the Protestant Reformation.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'indulgences'
ways through which Christians in the Catholic Church may be granted some reduction in the punishment of sins after forgiveness by God.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: That Martin Luther King was an important figure in the Protestant Reformation. Correction: Martin Luther King lived in the 20th century, but was named after Martin Luther who lived in the 16th century when the Protestant Reformation happened.
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