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...... B. The Reformations Response to Criticisms of Religious Practices

The Reformation was the great religious revolution in the Christian Church in the16th century (Microsoft Encarta 2009, Hermansen 2009). It put an end to the religious supremacy of the Pope in Western Christendom and established the Protestant churches. With the Renaissance before it and the French Revolution after it, the Reformation completely changed the way of life in Western Europe and began a new period in modern history. The conditions, which led Martin Luther to bolt out of the Roman Catholic Church, existed hundreds of years before. These conditions produced many and myriads of complex doctrinal, political, economic and cultural aspects and consequences (Microsoft Encarta, Hermansen)
The Reformations position on religious practices and beliefs was largely expressed by its foremost thinkers, Luther and John Calvin (Microsoft Encarta 2009, Hermansen 2009). In the 16th century, religion was a personal and private decision not to be shared with anyone. Luthers thought incited anti-Roman sentiment and thought initially in his native Germany. He strongly influenced sympathetic local princes to confiscate church lands and property and to redistribute these. He urged for the end of the practice of granting indulgences. Through his work, 95

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