06 Jul Assignment 1c: Shelley Response
Assignment 1c: Shelley Response
Objective: Summarize the main theological arguments of the Reformers.
Mindset: Acknowledge the formation of the modern Protestant churches as a byproduct of the reformation.
Instructions
Your Shelley textbook reading will help you understand the Reformers’ main arguments, thus giving you the basics as to what the Reformation was all about.
Read Shelley textbook, Chapters 24-27.
Answer the following in about 1 to 2 pages:
What are Luther’s chief grievances against the Catholic Church?
Why did he centralize justification in his theology?
What was the significance of John Calvin’s role in Geneva in providing a refugee for protestant refugees?
Why did Calvin emphasize God’s sovereignty in his theology?
You do not need a formatting style for this response.
