Protestant Reformation begins from "summary" of The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch
The Protestant Reformation was a seismic event in the history of Christianity that began in the early 16th century. It was a movement that sought to reform the Catholic Church, which had been the dominant religious institution in Western Europe for centuries. The reformers were dissatisfied with many aspects of the Church, including its perceived corruption, its focus on wealth and power, and its failure to meet the spiritual needs of its followers. One of the key figures in the early stages of the Reformation was Martin Luther, a German monk who famously nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg in 1517. Luther's actions sparked a widespread debate about the practices and teachings of t...
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