Church History (BHIS 340) Study Guide 4 (Allen Diles) Know about Thomas Aquinas.

-Set forth basic doctrine of the sacraments -Reconcile Aristotle with Christian theology -Cosmological argument for the existence of God first clause What was his greatest literary work? -Summa Theologiae What was the philosophical difference between substance and accidents? -Substance: what really is -Accidents: outwardly perceived qualities To what doctrine did Aquinas give the classical formulation? -Purgatory By medieval times how had the church changed from the original NT times: a. in organization? Monepiscopacy Hierarchy Papacy b. in doctrine? Baptism sprinkling, Pope head of church - not Jesus, Trinity doctrine defined c. in worship? Lords Supper Mass, instruments, less participation d. in life? No missionary zeal, no longer viewed as strangers, ritual > morality, gospel for a chosen few Who were the Waldensians? -Peter Valdes: Poor in Spirit wealthy merchant who accepted life of poverty and began preaching, determined to obey God rather than man, excommunicated by Papcy because they were preaching Who was the English reformer who rejected many of the teachings of the Roman Church and advocated Scripture as the highest authority? -John Wyclif Who were the Lollards? -Wyclifs followers who persisted after his death Who was the morning star of the reformation? -John Wyclif What was the Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy (Avignon Papacy)? -Papacy moved location to Avignon instead of Rome for 70 years, this led to a lot of weaker popes who were all French What was Conciliarism? -Believed that papal authority should be subjected to authority of a general council