How Protestants regarded Martin Luther has evolved as the Reformation he engendered has likewise evolved, according to German Catholic theologian Father Peter Neuner. "To us Luther is not only a ...

Five hundred years after a rebellious act by a single German monk divided the Christian ... The split that followed, known as the Protestant Reformation, fostered the development of religious ...

Today marks the 500th anniversary of Thomas Müntzer’s execution after he led a mass revolt that was both religious and social ...

(The Conversation) — The German peasants were among the first to try to unlock the revolutionary potential of Reformation teachings to fight social and economic injustice. (The Conversation ...

The German monk's theses helped spark the Protestant Reformation, a pivotal moment in Christianity's history. Who was Martin Luther? A lawyer, monk, priest and professor, Luther (1483-1546 ...

Radical offshoots emerged, including the Moravians and Anabaptists, sparking the German Peasants' War, in which at least 100,000 died. The Catholic church responded with a Counter-Reformation ...

Robert Christman has been a professor of history since 2005, focusing in the areas of German reformation, late Medieval and early modern Europe. His course topics include Europe to 1648, Christianity ...

OUTSIDE of academic circles with a research interest in the Reformation, relatively few readers will be aware of the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War (1524-25). The largest popular ...

Thought for the Day - 'Martin Luther was a German monk who set off the Reformation in Europe.' Rt Rev Nick Baines - 29/08/16 - BBC Sounds From: Thought for the Day ...

In 1517, eight years before the German Peasants’ War, Luther launched the Reformation with his 95 Theses. The theses reflected Luther’s belief that the pope and the Catholic Church were ...

A sketch of groups of peasants wandering around the countryside during the German Peasants' War. Warwick Press via Wikimedia Commons.