The Church in History

The Black PlagueThe Reformation

The Council of TrentLeaders of Catholic ReformThe Council of Chalcedon

First Vatican CouncilVatican 2

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Black Death• Utilising pages 46 + 47 of your text book record 5 key points about ‘The

Black Death’ 1.______________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________

• Imagine that you are a citizen of 1300’s England who has just contracted the notorious disease. Using the lines below construct a journal entry detailing your initial feelings and experiences. Some questions to answer include: How do you feel about yourself? How do you feel about the Church/God/Religion? Where are you to do from here?

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The Reformation• The reformation was an important turning point in the history of the western church.

One of the main reasons people broke with the main church was ‘ the abuse of indulgences – describe what this means below.

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Martin Luther was a key figure in the reformation. In the space below construct a CHARACTER PROFILE of Martin Luther. Include important facts, such as important dates, in the space beside his phot and a fuller description of the man in the space provided underneath.

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The Council of Trent• The council of Trent was the culmination of the Counter-Reformation led by

Pope Paul III. It served to address many of the issues that the protestnat movement put forward. In the spaces below record, in your own words, the 5 outcomes listed on page 55 of your text.

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* Read over the infromation on Pages 56 and 57 of your text

In the space below describe what you think would have been the most important change, or affirmation, of the council of Trent. Give reasons as to why you felt this would have been particularly important.

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Leaders of Catholic Reform

• In the period after the Reformation and Trent many persons and groups rose to ensure the stability of the church and its mission. Read over the information in your text from page 57 – 61 and select a group or person that interests you.

• Then utilising the space below create an interview transcript with your chosen personality/group which highlights their purpose and their particular perspective of faith and christian living. Your transcript should include at least 4 questions and answers.

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The Council of Chalcedon

• The council of Chalcedon affirmed the identity of Christ as being “Fully human and fully divine in one person.”

• This is an incredibly hard concept to get our heads around and yet it is one of the foundations of our faith and belief as christians. Within the box below visually represent your understanding of this difficult concept. You may also want to include a short explanation of your image.

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The First Vatican Council

• Referring to your text (Pg 65) what did the first vatican council address?

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Further Questions.

1. Is it generally a good idea to give one person complete power? Why/Why Not?

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2. Why then do you think that bishops decided it would be a good idea to agree on the doctrine?

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3. Research and list 3 times in which this power has actually been utilised

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The 2nd Vatican Council

(Vatican II)The Second Vatican council, commonly known as Vatican 2, lasted 3

years and dealt with a variety of issues facing the church in our modern world.

Before attempting the following activity read through the information in your text (67-72) thoroughly.

Complete also the questions at the bottom of pg 71 in your workbooks.

Activity (Internet research)Activity (Internet research)

Having explored the nature of vatican 2 head to www.vatican.va, here you can access a range of church documents – a great resource for your remaining years in Religious Education. From here access the documents from Vatican 2 and choose ONE. (Examples include Gaudium et Spes & Inter Mirifica)

Using your chosen document answer the folloiwng

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2. What is one recommendation the church makes in the document? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Do you believe that better knowledge of documents such as the one you have chosen would benefit modern Christians? Give a reason for you response. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________