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Why did the Protestant Reformation happen?

The Protestant Reformation is widely known for Martin Luther’s publication of his “95 Theses” or “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” and marks the second schism of sorts for the ...
At the heart of this movement were five Latin phrases—the Five Solas—that summarized the Reformers’ understanding of the ...
(The Conversation) — The German peasants were among the first to try to unlock the revolutionary potential of Reformation teachings to fight social and economic injustice. (The Conversation) — Five ...
500 years ago, Martin Luther posted his 95 theses and marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. On Oct. 31, 1517, the monk nailed his theses to the door of his Catholic Church in Wittenberg, ...
WITTENBERG, Germany — For the world’s roughly 800 million Protestants, a small corner of eastern Germany is their spiritual home — a place that takes on added importance this year, the 500th ...
The doctrine of justification by grace through faith is the heart of Protestant theology. Justification was the driving teaching of the Reformation: Martin Luther wrote in his Smalcald Articles that “ ...
In “Lower Than the Angels,” the historian Diarmaid MacCulloch traces two millenniums of libidinal frustration. By Spencer Strub In “Summer of Fire and Blood,” Lyndal Roper tells the story of the serfs ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sketch of groups of peasants wandering around the countryside during the German Peasants' War. Warwick Press via Wikimedia ...