If it seems I have been too harsh regarding the Protestant Revolution, I want to explain the reason. I am assuming that most of my audience is predominantly Pro...
Along with Martin Luther, John Calvin is perhaps the most well-known Protestant revolutionary/reformer. Born in 1509, Calvin was a mere eight years old when Lut...
Despite my labeling Martin Luther’s movement as the Protestant Revolution, Luther was not originally looking to actually start a religious revolution. He truly ...
Similar to his understanding of authority and Scripture, Luther’s understanding of salvation was also affected by his over-reaction to the admittedly distorted ...
Yesterday, I began to talk about Martin Luther’s view of Scripture, and pointed out that there was a fundamental flaw with it. I’d like to elaborate on that a b...
When a young college professor named Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door at Wittenberg Cathedral in 1517 in hopes of opening the door to debate over ...
In most overviews of Western civilization, the typical progression not only incorrectly lumps over one thousand years of culture and history under the umbrella ...
One final thing needs to be mentioned regarding the day to day life and faith of the common man during the High Catholic Age. What I’m about to say can be relat...
We all know the story of the Galileo and the ignorant and superstitious Catholic Church: Galileo, the enlightened scientist, said, “The earth goes around the su...
After a month, I am now getting back to my “Ways of the Worldviews” series. We now come to the Renaissance. All too often in most history books, the...