Reformation Day Special 2018 Lesson 3

(Rom 1:16-17) Study of Protestant Reformation concluded. Earle Cairns' "Christianity Through the Centuries" defines Reformation as movement of religious reform that resulted in creation of national Protestant churches between 1517 and 1545. Causes of Reformation understood as 1) Church's refusal to reform and 2) creative personalities such as Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin, Menno Simons, Thomas Cranmer, and others. Background provided on these reformers, including break off of Anabaptist and Anglican churches.