John Calvin the French theologian founded ‘Calvinism’ in Geneva from 1541Ħ. ‘Justification by faith alone’ or Sola Fide in Latin is at the core of the new Lutheran ethicġ861 painting of Luther discovering the Sola fide doctrine at Erfurt, Germany. Luther is believed to have nailed the thesis on a church in Wittenburg. Luther’s ninety five thesis represented the symbolic start of the Protestant Reformation in 1517
‘Lutheranism’ is the first major branch of Protestantism to emerge. Initially an Augustinian friar, Luther strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment could be purchased with money. Martin Luther (1483 – 1546) was the most influential figure of the Reformation The word ‘Protestantism’ originates from German princes issuing a ‘protest’ against the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V.Ĭharles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1516-1556.
The many denominations that now exist within Christianity-that is believing that Jesus Christ lived, died and rose from the dead as the son of God-proliferated because of the protests and reforms that took place in this period. The Protestant Reformation or simply ‘the Reformation’, as it is commonly referred to, was the religious revolution within Europe in the sixteenth century that led to a split in the Catholic Church.Ĭhristianity became no longer a religion only tied to the Pope in Rome.
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