Reformation

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The Reformation was a 16th-century religious movement that challenged the authority and practices of the Catholic Church, leading to the rise of Protestantism and profound political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe.

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instanceOf Christian reform movement
historical event
religious movement
challenges authority of the Catholic Church
counterMovement Counter-Reformation
hasCause calls for reform of church corruption
criticism of Catholic Church practices
opposition to sale of indulgences
theological disputes about salvation and grace
hasCentury 16th century
hasKeyEvent Augsburg Confession
Council of Trent
Diet of Worms
Reformation self-linksurface differs
surface form: English Reformation

Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
Peace of Augsburg
Peasants’ War
Church of Scotland
surface form: Scottish Reformation
hasKeyFigure Frederick the Wise
Henry VIII of England
surface form: Henry VIII

Huldrych Zwingli
John Calvin
John Knox
Martin Luther
Philip Melanchthon
Pope Leo X
Thomas Cranmer
hasMainRegion Europe
hasOpposedInstitution Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasReligiousContext Western Christianity
influences Anabaptism
Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicanism

Calvinism
Lutheranism
Presbyterianism
development of Protestant denominations
expansion of literacy in Europe
growth of vernacular Bible translations
political sovereignty of nation-states
involvesDoctrine authority of Scripture
justification by faith alone
priesthood of all believers
rejection of certain Catholic sacraments
otherName Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation
resultsIn cultural changes in Europe
fragmentation of Western Christianity
intellectual changes in Europe
political changes in Europe
religious wars in Europe
rise of Protestantism
startTime 1517

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Cipriano de Valera movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Romans influenced Reformation
subject surface form: Epistle to the Romans
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Desiderius Erasmus influenced Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses historicalPeriod Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Peasants’ War inspiredBy Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Peasants’ War relatedTo Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Peasants’ War relatedTo Reformation
this entity surface form: German Reformation
Diet of Worms topic Reformation
subject surface form: Diet of Worms (1521)
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Augsburg Confession historicalContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Stuart religiousContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Frederick the Wise supported Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Frederick the Wise era Reformation
Counter-Reformation hasCause Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Thirty Years' War religiousAspect Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Philip Melanchthon movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Philip Melanchthon era Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation era
Post Tenebras Lux associatedWith Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Tudor dynasty significantEvent Reformation
this entity surface form: English Reformation
Jacobus Arminius era Reformation
Iconoclastic Fury religiousContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Peace of Augsburg partOf Reformation
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) religiousContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Poitou religiousConflictPeriod Reformation
English Reformation Parliament era context Reformation
this entity surface form: European Protestant Reformation
Northern Renaissance influencedBy Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
English Renaissance culturalContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Wittenberg knownFor Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
French Renaissance religiousContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Scottish Reformation partOf Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Genevan Academy partOf Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Idelette de Bure associatedWith Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Jehan Cauvin movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Institutes of the Christian Religion movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
William Farel movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
William Farel era Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation era
Reformation Day commemorates Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Reformation Day broaderMovement Reformation
Martin Bucer movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
September Testament movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
The Christian System influencedBy Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Guido de Brès era Reformation
Gustaf Aulén influencedBy Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation theology
William Tyndale movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
European witch hunts hasCause Reformation
Commentary on True and False Religion movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Marburg Colloquy historicalPeriod Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Second War of Kappel religiousContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation