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A 4 page paper that identifies and discuses some of the events leading up to the Reformation and how they impacted the Reformation. Luther and other leaders are included. The writer discusses justification by faith, sola fides and its controversy. The writer mentions the ongoing conflict regarding the Lord’s Supper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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to the door of the Wittenberg Church in 1517. By the early 1520s, more and more people were following Luthers interpretation of Scripture. These ideas spread further when Calvin took
Luthers ideas into Geneva and Zwingli took them to Zurich (Kreis 2007). The Reformation did not just suddenly happen with Luthers act of rebellion. There were many events and
people who came before. Scholars identify some of the events that had an impact as being the bubonic plague that had claimed the lives of nearly one-third of Europe, the
invasion of the Muslim Turks that went all the way to Vienna; an influx of pagan Greek humanistic documents, the corruption of the 16th century Roman Catholic Church that promoted
superstitions, allowing individuals to buy high positions in the Church, and the invention of the printing press in 1456 (Hammond). These and other events set the scene for the Reformation
to be successful. The printing press allows the reformers to disseminate information very quickly. In the late 12th century, Peter Waldo translated Scripture into French and established a group to
discuss the truth as recorded in the Gospels. They went out on the street in pairs as Jesus had commanded His disciples. Eventually, the Papacy murdered thousands of these missionaries
(Hammond). Some fled to the southern Alps. John Wycliffe from England and John Hus from Bohemia have been called pre-reformers. N the 14th century, Wycliffe began searching and
studying Scripture for his own salvation. He supported Englands break from Papal control and King Edward IIIs decision to refuse to pay taxes to the Pope (Hammond 2007). This gained
him favor with the throne but not with the Papacy. He and Nicholas of Hereford translated the Old Testament into English. Hereford was excommunicated and imprisoned. Wycliffe continued to criticize
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