Religious Reformation—Luther, Calvin, and Protestants

Author: (French) Oliver Christin (original author), translated by Huaxiu Lin
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: At the beginning of the 16th century, humanists and theologians rose up and joined the wave of anti-clerical struggles. They opposed the abuse of power by the Catholic Church and advocated a return to the simpler and more modest church practices of the past. The pioneer of the religious struggle was Luther. Several years later, Calvin emerged. Their ideas spread almost throughout Europe, but later significant divisions arose. The Catholic Church launched a frenzied counterattack and bloody suppression. The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre recorded the religious wars in ink stained with blood, and it was not until the Edict of Nantes was issued in 1598 that the war finally ended. Oliver Christin introduces readers to how Europe was torn apart and left devastated by the Reformation movement.