In October 1517, some five hundred years ago, Martin Luther defiantly nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the church at Wittenberg Castle church and, in the process, gave birth to the ...

What to call the movement of Christians that broke full communion with the Catholic Church? In the English-speaking world, the “Reformation” has been the common term. Even many Catholics use it, ...

On Sunday, about 70 million Lutherans around the world, joined by Christians of many Protestant denominations, will commemorate the Reformation. This liturgical festival, marking Martin Luther’s 16th ...

In 1557, a “small incident” occurred at St. Gervais Church in Geneva, Switzerland. During a pastor’s sermon, a congregant ...

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 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s infamous “95 Theses” has given occasion for a myriad books and reflections on what has popularly come to be called the Protestant Reformation. Amid the deluge ...

The story we tell of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation 500 years ago is a window on how the past speaks to the present, and how the present imposes itself on the past. It is a story everyone ...

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Almost 500 years have passed since Martin Luther wrote his Ninety-five Theses and launched the Protestant Reformation. Shot on location at key Reformation sites throughout Europe and featuring more ...