Reform (Davis)

Author: Luke H. Davis

ISBN: 9781527109902

Binding: paperback

Section: Childrens-Middle-Reader

Subtitle: The Church at the Birth of Protestantism

1485–1600: To rekindle the Church, a radical reformation was needed. Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Thomas Cranmer led movements of reformation in their nations. They called the church back to basics: the clear teaching of the Bible, to Christ, to faith, to grace, to life to the glory of God. Others, such as Patrick Hamilton, William Tyndale, and Lady Jane Grey, sought to continue this enterprise, sometimes at the cost of their lives. These bold Christians―called Protestants for their protest against the established and wayward Church practices of the day―sought to be faithful to Christ in their world and, in the process, they offered in a new world that endures today.