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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Predicate Object
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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Johann Wigand movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Johann Wigand era Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation era
Polish Reformed churches originContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Scotland (as doctrinal standard in part) hasHistoricalPeriod Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation era
Ariel Durant coAuthorOf Reformation
this entity surface form: The Reformation
Bretten hasReligiousHeritage Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Basel church historicalPeriod Reformation
Will Durant notableWork Reformation
this entity surface form: The Reformation
Reformed scholasticism influencedBy Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation theology
Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles religiousTradition Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
First Zurich Disputation religiousMovement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Caspar Hedio movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Justus Jonas movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Andreas Osiander movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
First War of Kappel partOf Reformation
Composite monarchy of Charles V hasHistoricalContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
ERK originatesFrom Reformation
subject surface form: Evangelical Reformed Church
John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Pierre Viret movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
John Willock historicalPeriod Reformation
Hutten family movement Reformation
subject surface form: Ulrich von Hutten
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Vadiscus, sive Trias Romana historicalContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Knights' Revolt hasInfluence Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Johann Christoph Wigand movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Johannes Eisleben movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Johannes Eisleben participantIn Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Bern Disputation of 1528 religiousContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Zurich Bible historicalPeriod Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Franz von Sickingen movement Reformation
Franz von Sickingen supported Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Battle of Frankenhausen associatedWith Reformation
this entity surface form: German Reformation
Battle of Mühlberg religiousContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Mansfeld region religiousHeritage Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Mansfeld region associatedWithEvent Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
St. Peter and Paul Church, Eisleben associatedWith Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
De Libertate Christiana movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Junker Jörg usedInContextOf Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Luther Room hasHistoricalPeriod Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
St. Andreas Church, Eisleben associatedWith Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Luther family associatedWith Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Black Cloister, Wittenberg significantEvent Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Margarete Luther era Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Schmalkaldic League historicalPeriod Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Princes' War relatedTo Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Princes' War historicalPeriod Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation era
Roman Catholic authorities (historical) opposed Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Battle of Drakenburg hasHistoricalContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation in Germany