Reformation of the Church

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The paper explains that the Reformation was the religious development of the Renaissance that was heralded in part by Martin Luther. The aim of Luther and the other reformers were to free themselves from the oppressive rule of the Roman Church and establish a purer faith. The paper details the spread of Lutheranism and shows how in a short time Lutheranism was the religion of approximately half the population of Germany. The paper concludes that the Reformation not only changed the complexion of Europe, it forever changed Christianity across the globe.

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"Born in 1483, Luther became an Augustinian monk and in 1507 was consecrated a priest, and the following year was made professor of philosophy at the University of Wittenberg (Koestlin pp). After visiting Rome in 1511, he was made doctor of theology, and by this time had gained the reputation of power and independence in his preaching (Koestlin pp). In what became the fundamental doctrines of Protestantism, Luther believed in the exclusive authority of the Bible, which meant the right of private judgement and the justification by faith (Koestlin pp)."

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