Protestantism in France

Dr. Gordon Isaac

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Lesson

The Catholic heritage of France made it difficult for Protestant groups to thrive. The Catholic reformation spawned the beginning of several movements that still exist today. The Council of Trent clearly delineated major differences between Catholic and Protestant theology. We still struggle with some of the same political and social implications of our beliefs with which the reformers wrestled.

Outline

I. Protestantism in France

A. Political background

B. First Protestant church organized during the reign of Henry II

C. Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day

II. Catholic Reformation

A. Queen Isabella of Spain 1474

B. Franciscan movement

C. Polemics against Protestantism

D. Discalced Carmelite movement begun by Saint Teresa

E. Jesuits

F. Council of Trent

III. Observations about the era of the Reformation