Luther objected to this practice in sermons prior to 1517. Introduction The medieval indulgence was a writ...
Protestant Reformation
Philip Melanchthon did not accept church doctrine or policy unquestioningly. Introduction Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) was a German...
The Protestant Reformation completely changed the European cultural, religious, social, and political landscape. Introduction The Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) refers...
So-called Spiritualists split off from Martin Luther’s Reformation 500 years ago, but some of their ideas carry on. Introduction For over a decade, one of the...
Don’t count out Erasmus, an early proponent of similarly radical ideas. Introduction Martin Luther, a German theologian,...
To circumscribe the Reformation solely within the sphere of theological disputation is to mask the complexity of...