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 ...

Of the writing (and publishing) of histories of the Protestant Reformation there is no end: almost a dozen Reformation histories have been published in English within the past decade or so, suggesting ...

Recently the world marked the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. In the U.S. and Europe, churches dedicated entire services and sermon series to the subject, tracing their theological ...

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, ...

If you're a Protestant, the anniversary of the revolution Martin Luther set in motion 500 years ago this Tuesday is a big deal. But even if you're not, it should be. The Reformation was one of the ...

Why did the Protestant Reformation Happen?

Henry VIII was brought up as a devout Catholic. In the early years of his reign he attended mass five times a day and his most trusted adviser was the head of the Catholic Church in England, Cardinal ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: Alec Ryrie is the author of “Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World” and professor of Christian history at Durham University in England. If you’re a Protestant, the ...