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6 days ago · By Adam Phillips / May 20, 2024. The Protestant Reformation stands as a pivotal point in European history, reshaping not only religious structures but also societal and cultural norms of the 16th century. Triggered by an escalating frustration with the Catholic Church’s practices, notably the sale of indulgences, the movement rapidly gained ...
3 days ago · On May 31, 1934, the Barmen Theological Declaration was published. The English translation is less than 1,500 words. It consists of a preamble with two articles, setting forth the bold claim that the Confessing Church and not the institution led by the “German Christians” is the true Protestant church of Germany.
1 day ago · Source: Google Arts & Culture. The Protestant Reformation triggered one of the most violent and dramatic events in the history of art. In the 1520s, violent anti-Catholic crowds raided churches in England, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, pillaging and destroying all artworks and decorations.
5 days ago · In this fascinating study, Professor Ives shows the impact the Reformation had on individual Christians and what it meant to their lives. To what extent did people believe in the first place, and how much did they accept the new teaching? How did it change their behaviour, and their perspectives on both life and death?
- Catherine Langholff
- 2020
4 days ago · 5 min reading time. American historian Christine Kooi wrote an overview of the first century of the Reformation in the Low Countries. It delves into how politicians and Protestants came together in a revolt against the Catholic Habsburg rulers, thus laying the foundation for the Dutch Republic. On 1 July 1523, six years after the German monk ...
May 18, 2024 · Once again, we are disappointed by the editorial decision to employ endnotes instead of footnotes. Aside from these minor points, The German Roots of Nineteenth-Century American Theology is an excellent study which displays both an in-depth knowledge of theology and the religious history of the transatlantic world. It should be eagerly read by ...
2 days ago · This series visits all the historical birthplaces of the Reformation and follows its growth in both the Old and New World. The Reformation began in Germany where Martin Luther preached that salvation comes through faith alone in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Man didn't need priests or bishops to assure him that salvation.
