The Protestant Reformation (1517–1648) was a religious revolution that challenged the authority of the Catholic Church.

The peasants had economic grievances, to be sure, but they also drew inspiration from the message of freedom, or “Fryheit” in ...

Luther launched the Reformation with his 95 Theses. The theses reflected Luther’s belief that the pope and the Catholic Church were preying on the poor by selling them indulgences, taking their ...

In front of the Pearson Library and Preus-Brandt Forum stands an abstract sculpture of Martin Luther ... work of his age culminated in the protestant Reformation and the rending of Western Christendom ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

Martin Luther on Protestantism (1520 ... In other words, your future in either Heaven or Hell was at stake. The Reformation split the Church into Catholic and Protestant factions, creating ...

The preacher and civil rights activist tells us that we can all live and work together to make society a better place.

Frederick the Wise is remembered as the man who saved Martin Luther from the fury of the Catholic Church. Frederick ... home and intellectual centre of the reformation movement of which the ...

This period is known as the English Reformation ... a German priest and former monk named Martin Luther published a series of criticisms of the Catholic Church. This was the beginning of a ...