The mixture of ideology, competition and greed that fuelled this turning point in history, is explored in Shardlake.
The Reformation’s leading figures had diverse views, and some might have recognized themselves in “spiritual but not religious” people today.
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A public monument, a place of memory and a crumbling testament to how far we’ve come. A centuries old church in windy Suffolk, England, is a world away.
Before social distancing.
Leonardo da Vinci, Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie
Churches will remain closed over Easter, but theologians have argued over the centuries that faith itself, not ritual, is the heart and soul of Christianity.
There’s no reason Africa shouldn’t be at the centre of global knowledge production.
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Africa’s current situation has a parallel in European history - the Reformation and the changes it wrought in terms of language exceptionalism.
Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther, a professor and preacher, published the 95 Theses, a list of debating points on the Christian religion which sparked the Reformation movement.
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Historical accounts of Martin Luther skew or ignore debates about religion and make him hardly recognizable as a pastor and preacher. But his theology changed Europe.