Protestant Reformation And Martin Luther's Impact On The Church

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The Reformation or the Protestant Reformation spanned much of the first fifty years if the 16th century. It began in the Holy Roman Empire, in an area now part of Germany. This movement spread across continental Europe, with a separate incarnation of the Reformation taking place in the British Isles during the same time. First off, several people laid the groundwork for Martin Luther’s later impact on the Church. Martin Luther had studied the teachings and theological ideas of John Wycliffe, John Hus, and Ginolamo Savonarola. Although it was Luther who began the active phase of the Reformation, we cannot underestimate the influence of Wycliffe, Hus, and Savonarola that pushed Luther to make the change. After all his reading, studying, and lecturing, Luther came to the major revelation which shaped the Protestant Revolution.

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