Religious Glossary - common terms used related to Religion
Reformation - The Protestant Reformation was a movement
which emerged in the 16th century as a series of attempts
to reform the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe. The
main front of the reformation was started by Martin Luther
and his 95 Theses. The reformation ended in division and the
establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism,
Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. It also led to the Counter-Reformation
within the Roman Catholic Church. (wikipedia)
A Christian movement which was started by Martin Luther in
the early 16 th century as an attempt to reform Roman Catholicism.
It was joined by Zwingli, Bucer, Calvin and others, and resulted
in a complete break with Catholicism. Millions of people died
during the resulting religious wars. The reformation led to
the fracturing of Christianity into approximately 35,000 faith
groups. (Religious
Tolerance )
The moral deterioration of the Catholic Church, in particular
the popes, resulted in in a call for a religious renewal.
The impetus for the Reformation resulted from the Church's
sale of indulgences to finance the ambitious plans of the
crusaders and the architectural builders of that day. Luther
unable to find evidence of God's grace and suspicious of the
temporal church sale of indulgences, turned to the bible for
guidance and discovered a new faith in God's redeeming virtues
. (WIU)
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