Chapter 16
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Chapter 16 Culture and Ideas Religious Reformation The Catholic church built new churches in 1500 including Saint Peter?s Basilica in Rome Pope Leo X raised $ for new basilica by authorizing sale of indulgences The German monk Martin Luther Challenged the pope on issue of indulgences and other practices Began Protestant Reformation Argued salvation could be by faith alone Christian belief could be based only on the Bible and on Christian tradition not on authority of the pope Protestant leader John Calvin Different theory in The Institutes of Christian Religion Believed salvation was God?s gift to predestined people Christian congregations should be self-governing and stress simplicity in life and in worship Protestant Reformation appealed to Religious sentiments