A | B |
SCHISM | split between Catholics and Orthodox Christians in 1054 |
CALVIN | argued for predestination, inluenced Presbyterians and Reformed Churches |
LUTHER | German Protestant; argued that we cannot save ourselves through good works |
IGNATIUS LOYOLA | founder of Society of Jesus (the Jesuit) order of Catholic priests |
BAPTISM | Christian ritual of purification and initiation |
AQUINAS | 13c theologian based upon Aristotle |
ORTHODOX | form of Christianity in Eastern Europe |
PURGATORY | Catholic doctrine of station of afterlife prior to heaven |
PROTESTANT | reformers who split with the Catholic church in the 16c: Luther, Calvin |
MONASTERIES | where mysticism flourished |
ENLIGHTENMENT | 18c European period characterized by the rise of science, humanism and secularism |
INQUISITION | Catholic Church's practice of investigation of heretics |
PURGATORY | Catholic doctrine about afterlife |
REFORMATION | the Protestant movement of northern Europe |
INDULGENCES | Medieval Catholic practice of soliciting contributions |
CRUSADES | Medieval military compaigns into Palestine |