The Reformation (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Diarmaid MacCulloch
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: History and religion
- Time of Work: 1490-1700
- Setting: Europe, England, and Scotland
- Principal Characters: Martin Luther, John Calvin, Herasmus Gerritszoon (Desiderius Erasmus), Charles V, Elizabeth I, Ferdinand I, Henry III, Henry VIII, James I, Mary Stuart, Mary I, Philipp Melanchthon, Philip II, Francisco Ximénes de Cisneros, Huldrych Zwingli
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Religion and spirituality
- Subjects: Europe or Europeans, Religion, Seventeenth century, Sixteenth century, Catholics or Catholic Church, Enlightenment, Renaissance, Calvinism, Great Britain, Church or churches, Protestantism or Protestant churches, Reformation, Episcopal church
- Locales: Europe, England, Scotland
In The Reformation, Diarmaid MacCulloch's opening chapter “The Old Church, 1490-1517” identifies its two pillars as the Mass, with its close relation to the belief in Purgatory, and papal primacy. The chantry evolved as a place where Masses could be sung to buy time off in Purgatory, a practice open to abuse in the selling of indulgences. Martin Luther ranted about indulgences as “clerical confidence tricks” and contradictions of his teachings about salvation through faith.
Such voluntary organizations as guilds and confraternities, with clergy paid by the laity,...
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