Prior to the Protestant Reformation, pretty much everyone in Europe was a Roman Catholic. Not to get all "great man," but Martin Luther changed all
Concluding the Catholic View
Intolerance then entered into the councils of the Reformation. . . Whoever did not believe in his doctrines was denounced as a rebel.Today's
How the Reformation Hurt Culture
The Reformation has been unfavorable to the fine arts, and has very much restrained the exercise of them.Continuing Luther Begins the Reformation in
Problems With Luther’s Interpretations of the Bible
. . . by depreciating the Epistle of St. James as an epistle of straw, that contained nothing of the Gospel in it, and which an apostle could not have
Reformation Was Revolution
A reformer should take care that, in his zeal to get rid of manifest abuses, he does not at the same time shake the faith and its wholesome
Imperial Edict Condemns Luther
At Worms, however, while the Pope was concluding an alliance with Charles against France, the papal legate Aleander, by commission of the Emperor,
Luther at the Great Debate
Luther, by refusing thus point-blank to retract, effectually destroyed whatever hopes of mediation or reconciliation had been entertained by the
Luther Enters Diet of Worms
Luther was not prepared for this proceeding, and possibly the first sight of the august assembly made him nervous.Continuing Luther Begins the
Emperor Summons Luther to Worms
Never did the most momentous issue in the fortunes of the German nation and church rest so entirely with one man as they did now with the