Amazing Unit II Study Guide: Reformation(s) and Historical Habits of Mind

HUMANISM, EARLY CHALLENGERS, and ERASMUS

• Manchester, page 112-131 (at the break). Why were the humanists so dangerous to the Church and how far does ERASMUS go in challenging the church? 

• Perry textbook, Chapter 14, pages 316-326, including the primary source excerpts. How is Luther portrayed in Perry? What are the critical variables that allowed Luther to succeed where Wycliffe and Hus failed?

• Erasmus' The Praise of Folly, using the historical thinking exercise for The Praise of Folly. From the date, where does Erasmus and his work fit into the trajectory of Wycliffe, Hus, and Luther? 

Khan Academy: An Introduction to the Protestant Reformation

MARTIN LUTHER

• Manchester on Luther (pages 131-143)and Bainton on Luther (pages 237-245). Do these historians agree or disagree with each other about Luther?  What impact did Luther’s childhood have on his religious beliefs, including sin? What impact did the phrase, “My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me” have on Luther’s religious thinking? Finally, for Luther, what is required of Man?

Khan Academy: Martin Luther

PBS Video Already Watched in Class 

HENRY VIII's ANGLICANISM AND JOHN CALVIN'S CALVINIST GENEVA 

• Perry textbook on the Spread of the Reformation (pages 327-334) including how the different branches of Protestantism develop such as Henry VIII’s Anglican England and John Calvin’s Calvinist Geneva. Why was each so popular with the people? How do they develop differently? By 1560, what beliefs do Protestants everywhere share in common?

 Khan Academy: Varieties of the Reformation

Reformation and its Consequences

OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND ELIZABETHEAN ENGLAND 

• Brotton's Theological Brexit article and Mikhail's When England Admired Islam article. Source the articles, opine on perspective, and be ready to discuss this question, "How can this narrative regarding the Ottoman Empire challenge or disrupt claims to European heritage and identity?" 

Jerry Brotton, Islam & Shakespeare 

CATHOLIC REFORMATION 

• Perry textbook, pages 335-338 on the Catholic Response and the impact of the Reformation on modernity. How does the Catholic Church respond to growing Protestantism? To what extent does the Church fix itself? 

• Ms. Rousseva’s art history presentation 

VIEWS OF JEWS AND OTTOMAN TURKS DURING THE REFORMATION 

Facing History, Facing Ourselves: Ancient Roots of Anti-Judaism 

• Roper on Hatreds (Chapter 18, pages 371-385) of the Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet.  How does Luther's certainty of his interpretation lead to hatred of Catholics and Jews? How and why does Luther's view of the Ottoman Empire change over time?

THE PRINTING PRESS AND RELIGIOUS POLARIZATION  

• The Newberry Library Religious Change and Print Culture document packet. How did religious leaders use technology and print media to gain followers and attack other sects of Christianity? To what extent did the ideas, or needs, of the Reformation drive technological change or the manipulation of technology? Lessons for us today? 

Crash Course: Reformation