Protestant Reformers

He mentioned that today’s scholar categorized some reformers as a ‘great thinker’ and ignore some. Muller implied that ignoring some of the reformers is very problematic because it removes some important context out of the whole history. For example, “the writings of a Luther, Calvin, Montaigne, or Descartes do not provide the context for the interpretation…

The Protestant Reformation changed the course of history in Europe due to the people starting to realize that the Pope was overusing his wealth and power. During the 16th century people in Europe believed in one religion known as Catholicism where they supported the Pope’s teachings. Due to the fact that people were illiterate and uneducated the Pope taught them about indulgences and other wrong teachings. The big “religious reformers” were Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII who…

There ensued from Martin Luther, and other reformers, the doctrine of Sola scriptura. Don Thorsen sums up Luther’s main intent by stating, “Sola scriptura represents the Protestant Reformation emphasis upon Scripture as the only reliable religious authority—Scripture alone.3 Does this mean that the reformers rejected the authority of the church and the authority of tradition? Not quite. Thorsen answers this question by writing…

There were several significant political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation during the sixteenth century. The Reformation brought about a change in the way women were viewed and led to support for their lives through Protestant reforms and education. The Protestant Reformation additionally provided the opportunity for princes and monarchs to acquire increased political power through King Henry VIII’s break from the Catholic Church or the Holy Roman Empire prince’s converting…

with anti clerical satires of religious officials--would start to make the Church appear unreliable and foolish. Thereafter, nationalism and the inconsistency of Church leadership to live by the original scriptures, would become the causes for the Protestant Reformation which arguably began in 1517. By the late 1400s much of Christendom began sharing widespread contempt for priests and monks--who not only broke their holy vows of celibacy, but enjoyed benefices and complete freedom from local…

This October 31, 2017, will be the 500th anniversary of the day Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on Wittenberg's Castle Church door, and essentially sparked the Protestant Reformation. One of the most recognizable Protestant heroes Luther spent most of his life as a monk and a scholar, earning his doctorate and ultimately becoming a professor of biblical studies. Luther’s constant theological study and training led question the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Specifically two central…

letter to Saltado, including restoring the authority of the universal church from the pope to scripture. “The Reformers re-established the crucial fact that the church must be a listening church . . . listening to the voice it hears in Scripture—the voice it dares to call the voice of God, and in obedience to which it must be prepared to sacrifice all else” (69). In other words, the Reformers emphasized the importance of basing all the church’s doctrines on scripture. However, there are many…

Historically, it is accepted by many, that the Protestant Movement started the instant that Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to a church door. The roots of Protestantism, however, go far deeper than simply this outrage; with a series of events leading up to the eventual religious split from the Catholic Church. Beginning with the three simultaneously reigning Popes in the early 15th century, many including Luther, felt the Church become more and more corrupt. Arguably, what disgruntled many…

On the other side of the Great Schism is the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation occurred during the early sixteenth century. Religious reformers such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry the eighth all challenged the ideas, vision, and authority of the Catholic Church. This lead to years of war and persecution, but ultimately the development of the Protestant sect of Christianity. The philosophy behind Protestantism is holding the Christian ideals without practicing or…

The Protestant Reformation was a great religious movement that encouraged a reform in the authority and bylaws of the Catholic church, and led to both changes and breaks away from the Church’s authority. Beginning in the early 16th century, the Reformation officially began when Martin Luther challenged the Roman Catholic church. Luther initially challenged the Church by posting his 95 theses to the Church door, a list of disputes towards clerical abuses, nepotism, simony, usury, pluralism, and…