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May 24, 2022 · Article. The Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) was one of the most significant cultural, political, and religious events in the history of Europe and helped shape the modern world. It was a complex event spanning over 100 years, which radically changed the way people understood themselves, religion, society, and ultimately how one defines truth.
- Joshua J. Mark
Feb 21, 2024 · The men who initiated and advanced the vision of the Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) did not set out, at first, to challenge the authority of the Catholic Church but only to correct what they saw as errors. In doing so, they launched a movement that would change how Christianity was understood and help shape the modern world.
- Joshua J. Mark
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Oct 5, 2015 · In setting his educational program, from 1523/4 onward (as rector of the University of Wittenberg), Melanchthon was reacting to the anti-intellectual tendencies that characterized the early phases of the Reformation, particularly during the crisis of the university in 1521/2, and the challenge posed by the Zwickau Prophets.
Summary. Luther and reform. The catalyst of the Protestant Reformation was the German Augustinian monk and university professor, Martin Luther (1483–1546). In the late medieval church, calls for renewal were loud and persistent and some reforms were enacted in monastic orders, in church life, and in popular movements associated with the names ...
- Scott Hendrix
- 2007
- the Reformation disarmed the ecclesiological meritocracy that suppressed and afflicted the common man. “Do, or be damned”—that was the calling card of the Catholic Church, willing to anathemize any antinomians who said otherwise.
- the Reformation reclaimed a biblical idea of the pastorate. The Reformation also reclaimed the biblical picture of what a “pastor” or “priest” is supposed to be.
- the Reformation restored the sacraments to the people—and as a result began untethering the church from the state. How did this shift play itself out practically?
- and finally, the Reformation paved the way for cooperation that upheld unity amidst theological diversity. This brings us to the Lord’s Supper. Throughout the Reformation, little caused as much dissension as the Lord’s Supper.
The Reformation was the religious revolution in the 16th century that resulted in the split of Western Christianity between Roman Catholics and Protestants. Before the Reformation, Christianity had split once before.
Oct 31, 2017 · GAZETTE: Did Luther cause the Protestant Reformation, or was the Reformation inevitable? In other words, had Luther not nailed his 95 Theses to the church door, would someone else have initiated a major split in the church?
