The theses debated and criticized many aspects of the Church and the papacy, including the practice of purgatory, particular judgment, and the authority of the pope. [108][109] There are more conservative Reformed federations like the World Reformed Fellowship and the International Conference of Reformed Churches, as well as independent churches. It only gradually became clear that a radically new concept of the church and its ministry, distinct and separate from the Roman Catholic obedience, would come into being. The church has come a long way to become what it is today. Unitarianism continues to have a presence mainly in Transylvania, England, and the United States, as well as elsewhere. [91] The largest church within the movementthe Seventh-day Adventist Churchhas more than 18million members. [45] Claudius of Turin in the 9th century also held Protestant ideas, such as faith alone and rejection of the supremacy of Peter.[46]. The great majority of Anglicans are members of churches which are part of the international Anglican Communion,[96] which has 85million adherents.[97]. [174][178], Protestantism has had an important influence on science. George Fox was an English dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. Tensions arose as the Thirty Years' War reached Bohemia in 1620. [161], The Protestant concept of God and man allows believers to use all their God-given faculties, including the power of reason. A more political side of the Radical Reformation can be seen in the thought and practice of Hans Hut, although typically Anabaptism has been associated with pacifism. [14] Protestants adhere to the concept of an invisible church, in contrast to the Catholic, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Ancient Church of the East, which all understand themselves as the one and only original churchthe "one true church"founded by Jesus Christ (though certain Protestant denominations, including historic Lutheranism, hold to this position). By 1215, the Waldensians were declared heretical and subject to persecution. The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America possesses a hierarchy of 5413 clergy, 438 candidates for orders, and 946,252 communicants. [53][j] Luther's translation of the Bible into German was a decisive moment in the spread of literacy, and stimulated as well the printing and distribution of religious books and pamphlets. It resulted from powerful preaching that gave listeners a sense of deep personal revelation of their need of salvation by Jesus Christ. The Catholic Reformation was the movement within the Catholic Church to renew the doctrinal, spiritual, moral, and institutional life of Western Christianity. As time passed by, the word evangelical was dropped. [74] The term denomination (national body) is to be distinguished from branch (denominational family; tradition), communion (international body) and congregation (church). Since 1948, the World Council of Churches has been influential, but ineffective in creating a united church. Quakers, or Friends, are members of a family of religious movements collectively known as the Religious Society of Friends. The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian sect in the world with over one billion followers. Methodism is known for its rich musical tradition; John Wesley's brother, Charles, was instrumental in writing much of the hymnody of the Methodist Church,[118] and many other eminent hymn writers come from the Methodist tradition. For Christians, this event commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Jesus Christ, as described in the second chapter of the Book of Acts. Protestantism has many denominations and beliefs, while Anglicanism has a hierarchical structure with the Archbishop of Canterbury as the spiritual leader. Although the two movements agreed on many issues of theology, some unresolved differences kept them separate. The supporters of a Presbyterian polity in the Westminster Assembly were unable to forge a new English national church, and the Parliamentary New Model Army, which was made up primarily of Independents, under Oliver Cromwell first purged Parliament, then abolished it and established The Protectorate. This was markedly far-removed from the traditional and historic Catholic understanding that the Roman Catholic Church was the one true Church of Christ.[s]. Primarily in the United States, where Protestants are usually placed in one of two categories, this varies among Protestants today. It was past its peak by the late 1840s. One, but not the only expression of the ecumenical movement, has been the move to form united churches, such as the Church of South India, the Church of North India, the US-based United Church of Christ, the United Church of Canada, the Uniting Church in Australia and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines which have rapidly declining memberships. [185] Calvin strengthened this basically democratic approach by including elected laymen (church elders, presbyters) in his representative church government. Originally . After the establishment of the Geneva academy in 1559, Geneva became the unofficial capital of the Protestant movement, providing refuge for Protestant exiles from all over Europe and educating them as Calvinist missionaries. This often serves as a reason for exclusion of the Unitarian Universalism, Oneness Pentecostalism and other movements from Protestantism by various observers. [6][ab], Protestantism is growing in Africa,[24][255][256] Asia,[24][256][257] Latin America,[256][258] and Oceania,[24][254] while declining in Anglo America[254][259] and Europe,[238][260] with some exceptions such as France,[261] where it was eradicated after the abolition of the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fontainebleau and the following persecution of Huguenots, but now is claimed to be stable in number or even growing slightly. Key figures of the Protestant Reformation, End of the Reformation and Counterreformation ("Catholic Reformation") (1648), Religious situation in Europe, late 16th and early to mid-17th century. The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk, by John Henry Lorimer, 1891. [27] However, while justification is by faith alone, there is the position that faith is not nuda fides. The German word reformatorisch, which roughly translates to English as "reformational" or "reforming", is used as an alternative for evangelisch in German, and is different from English reformed (German: reformiert), which refers to churches shaped by ideas of John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli, and other Reformed theologians. Broadly speaking, Calvinism stresses the sovereignty or rule of God in all thingsin salvation but also in all of life. The English word traces its roots back to the Puritans in England, where Evangelicalism originated, and then was brought to the United States. Other smaller regional Hussite branches in Bohemia included Adamites, Orebites, Orphans, and Praguers. [x] Religious unity therefore became not one of doctrine and identity but one of invisible character, wherein the unity was one of faith in Jesus Christ, not common identity, doctrine, belief, and collaborative action. Protestantism is characterized by the assertion of a personal relationship with God through Christ, study of the Bible by laypersons, freedom of conscience on many matters, and a wide variety in worship styles. Thus William of Ockham (died 1349?) [213] For example, John Locke, whose political thought was based on "a set of Protestant Christian assumptions",[214] derived the equality of all humans, including the equality of the genders ("Adam and Eve"), from Genesis 1, 2628. Because of his philosophy of Christ, which stressed a focus on the Bible and rejected much medieval superstition, Erasmus, a lifelong Catholic, was accused of laying the egg that hatched Luther. John Knox is regarded as the leader of the Scottish Reformation. in Lakeville, and North Heights in St. Paul. People who were involved in the religious movement used the word evangelical (German: evangelisch). [20] The edict reversed concessions made to the Lutherans with the approval of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V three years earlier. [196] The Mayflower Compact was a social contract. Protestants.[107]. [15][16] Some Protestant denominations[which?] The position of the Anglican church as a Protestant denomination is disputed, . The name refers to belief in the imminent Second Coming (or "Second Advent") of Jesus Christ. There has been a strong engagement of Orthodox churches in the ecumenical movement, though the reaction of individual Orthodox theologians has ranged from tentative approval of the aim of Christian unity to outright condemnation of the perceived effect of watering down Orthodox doctrine.[234]. It has been difficult for two reasons to gain a proper understanding of the relationship between the late Middle Ages and the Reformation. sparked debate within the clerical community but also opened the door for further empowerment of women within the church hierarchy. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek name for the Jewish Feast of Weeks. Trevor-Roper. Espn, Orlando O. and Nickoloff, James B. Pettegree and Hall "Reformation and the Book, William P. Haugaard "The History of Anglicanism I" in, Gourley, Bruce. Though argued from scripture, and hence logically consequent to sola scriptura, this is the guiding principle of the work of Luther and the later reformers. There is no single "Anglican Church" with universal juridical authority, since each national or regional church has full autonomy. He attacked monasticism, ascetism and believed that a saved believer can never be overcome by Satan. Throughout history the Protestant congregations have divided many times. Politically, Calvin favored a mixture of aristocracy and democracy. It possesses nine colleges and universities and . The arts have been strongly inspired by Protestant beliefs. Pietism has been a strong cultural influence in Scandinavia. Altar of the Turku Cathedral, the matrice of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Luther's rose seal, a symbol of Lutheranism, Luther composed hymns still used today, including "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God". Pilgrim Fathers landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620. The popes, who had long intervened in European political affairs, faced setbacks when European monarchs acquired new power and asserted it against both the papacy and the local clergy. [72] Kaspar Schwenkfeld and Sebastian Franck were influenced by German mysticism and spiritualism. It was affiliated with the Social Gospel Movement, which applied Christianity to social issues and gained its force from the Awakening, as did the worldwide missionary movement. Wherever the Magisterial Reformation, which received support from the ruling authorities, took place, the result was a reformed national Protestant church envisioned to be a part of the whole invisible church, but disagreeing, in certain important points of doctrine and doctrine-linked practice, with what had until then been considered the normative reference point on such matters,[w] namely the Papacy and central authority of the Catholic Church. The different character of the English Reformation came primarily from the fact that it was driven initially by the political necessities of Henry VIII. [241] According to Mark A. Noll, 79% of Anglicans lived in the United Kingdom in 1910, while most of the remainder was found in the United States and across the British Commonwealth. Though most of the Radical Reformers were Anabaptist, some did not identify themselves with the mainstream Anabaptist tradition. [13] Protestantism is diverse, being divided into various denominations on the basis of theology and ecclesiology, not forming a single structure as with the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental Orthodoxy. For example, author Hans Hillerbrand estimated a total Protestant population of 833,457,000 in 2004, At the time Germany and the surrounding region was fragmented into, Several states of the Holy Roman Empire adopted Calvinism, including the. For the history of art this has particular significance since the use (and abuse) of images was the topic of debate. [n] They were thus technically Anabaptists, even though conservative Amish, Mennonites, and Hutterites and some historians tend to consider them as outside of true Anabaptism. This branch of Protestantism is distinguished by belief in the baptism with the Holy Spirit as an experience separate from conversion that enables a Christian to live a life empowered by and filled with the Holy Spirit. Desiderius Erasmus (1466/691536), the most famous and important of the Northern or Christian humanists, used his vast learning and his satiric pen to question the practices of the church. The Puritans were a group of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries, which sought to purify the Church of England of what they considered to be Catholic practices, maintaining that the church was only partially reformed. For Protestants, good works are a necessary consequence rather than cause of justification. Thomas Cranmer, one of the most influential figures in shaping Anglican theology and self-identity. There are similarities, obviously. [224][225][226] As an answer to the "social question" of the nineteenth century, Germany under Chancellor Otto von Bismarck introduced insurance programs that led the way to the welfare state (health insurance, accident insurance, disability insurance, old-age pensions). The particulars of Calvinist theology may be stated in a number of ways. Anabaptists hold a popular simplification of the, Christians living in principalities where their denomination was. An Amish family in a horse-drawn square buggy. There are an estimated 285,480,000 Evangelicals, corresponding to 13% of the Christian population and 4% of the total world population. [144] Dutch Arminianism was originally articulated in the Remonstrance (1610), a theological statement signed by 45 ministers and submitted to the States General of the Netherlands. A significant community in France remained in the Cvennes region. In the course of this religious upheaval, the German Peasants' War of 152425 swept through the Bavarian, Thuringian and Swabian principalities. [105] In 2002, there were over 100million Baptists and Baptistic group members worldwide and over 33million in North America. However, Quakers and Pentecostalists emphasize the Holy Spirit and personal closeness to God. As the name suggests, the communion is an association of churches in full communion with the archbishop of Canterbury. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Protestantism, McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Protestantism, Eternal Word Television Network - Logic and the Foundations of Protestantism. [2] Today, it is the second-largest form of Christianity, with a total of 800million to 1billion adherents worldwide or about 37% of all Christians. "[170] Social scientist Rodney Stark moreover comments that "during their critical period of economic development, these northern centers of capitalism were Catholic, not Protestantthe Reformation still lay well into the future,"[171] while British historian Hugh Trevor-Roper (d. 2003) said, "The idea that large-scale industrial capitalism was ideologically impossible before the Reformation is exploded by the simple fact that it existed. They held ideas such as predestination, sola scriptura, and the church invisible, and denied the Roman Catholic view on justification and the authority of the Pope, also questioned monasticism. Jay Diamond, Larry. Various experts on the subject tried to determine what makes a Christian denomination a part of Protestantism. Some of Hus' followers founded the Unitas Fratrum"Unity of the Brethren"which was renewed under the leadership of Count Nicolaus von Zinzendorf in Herrnhut, Saxony, in 1722 after its almost total destruction in the Thirty Years' War and the Counterreformation ("Catholic Reformation"). It granted asylum to philosophers like Baruch Spinoza and Pierre Bayle. In the postWorld War I era, Liberal Christianity was on the rise, and a considerable number of seminaries held and taught from a liberal perspective as well. Luther Monument in Worms, which features some of the Reformation's crucial figures. Therefore, Protestants desiring full communion with the Catholic Church are not re-baptized (although they are confirmed) and Protestant ministers who become Catholics may be ordained to the priesthood after a period of study. [32] He also maintained that this principle recognizes Christ as prophet, priest, and king and that his priesthood is shared with his people.[32]. The public was also increasingly aware of and angered by extravagant papal projectspatronage of art and architecture, wars of conquestfor which funds were exacted from the faithful. [186] The Huguenots added regional synods and a national synod, whose members were elected by the congregations, to Calvin's system of church self-government. Many consider the theological differences to be crucial differences in doctrine, while others find them to be relatively minor. His Ordinances of 1541 involved a collaboration of Church affairs with the City council and consistory to bring morality to all areas of life. As the Reformers wanted all members of the church to be able to read the Bible, education on all levels was strongly encouraged. In the 15th century, three German theologians anticipated the reformation: Wessel Gansfort, Johann Ruchat von Wesel, and Johannes von Goch. To Bismarck this was "practical Christianity". [6] Clarke and Beyer estimate that Protestants constituted 15% of all Europeans in 2009, while Noll claims that less than 12% of them lived in Europe in 2010. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Michael Bruce Curry, the first African American bishop to serve in that position. [23] The followers of John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli, and other theologians linked to the Reformed tradition also began to use that term. Because of vigorous missionary activity, the movement spread throughout the British Empire, the United States, and beyond, today claiming approximately 80million adherents worldwide. Baptist churches are widely considered to be Protestant churches, though some Baptists disavow this identity. After his death, his teachings on apostolic poverty gained currency among Arnoldists, and later more widely among Waldensians and the Spiritual Franciscans, though no written word of his has survived the official condemnation. [232], The ecumenical movement has had an influence on mainline churches, beginning at least in 1910 with the Edinburgh Missionary Conference. British coronations are held in Westminster Abbey, a royal peculiar under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch. Among its parish churches is St Peter's Church in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of St George's Town, which is the oldest Anglican church outside of the British Isles, and the oldest Protestant church in the New World. In the United States, the phenomenon has more than quadrupled in the past two decades. Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in rural Goessel, Kansas, United States. [94] Anabaptists required that baptismal candidates be able to make their own confessions of faith and so rejected baptism of infants. In Bohemia, Jan Hus, who became rector of the University of Prague, used that school as his base to criticize lax clergy and the recent prohibition of offering the cup of wine to communicants. [22] Evangelical is still preferred among some of the historical Protestant denominations in the Lutheran, Calvinist, and United (Lutheran and Reformed) Protestant traditions in Europe, and those with strong ties to them. Historically, unions of Protestant churches were enforced by the state, usually in order to have a stricter control over the religious sphere of its people, but also other organizational reasons. Other Charismatic movement leaders in New Zealand include Bill Subritzky. "Evangelical" was the originally preferred label used by Lutherans and Calvinists, but it was replaced by the names some Catholics used to label a heresy with the name of its founder. Calvinist Puritans believed that government was ordained by God to enforce Christian behavior upon the world; pietists see the government as a part of the world, and believers were called to voluntarily live faithful lives independent of government. The view of the Catholic Church is that Protestant denominations cannot be considered churches but rather that they are ecclesial communities or specific faith-believing communities because their ordinances and doctrines are not historically the same as the Catholic sacraments and dogmas, and the Protestant communities have no sacramental ministerial priesthood[p] and therefore lack true apostolic succession. [103] Baptist practice spread to England, where the General Baptists considered Christ's atonement to extend to all people, while the Particular Baptists believed that it extended only to the elect. For further details, see the section below. This concept is seen clearly in the doctrines of predestination and total depravity. Now more numerous than Pentecostals (first wave) and charismatics (second wave) combined, owing to the remarkable growth of postdenominational and independent charismatic groups.[141]. In the 1370s, Oxford theologian and priest John Wycliffelater dubbed the "Morning Star of Reformation"started his activity as an English reformer. Most have a "senior pastor" or clergy member (called a pastor, minister, or reverend) who has been ordained by the. [238][240], Changes in worldwide Protestantism over the last century have been significant. John Wesley, the primary founder of the Methodism. In 1904, a Protestant revival in Wales had a tremendous impact on the local population. In 1534, King Henry VIII put an end to all papal jurisdiction in England, after the Pope failed to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon (due to political considerations involving the Holy Roman Emperor);[57] this opened the door to reformational ideas. John Cotton, who sparked the Antinomian Controversy with his free grace theology. Most denominations share common beliefs in the major aspects of the Christian faith while differing in many secondary doctrines, although what is major and what is secondary is a matter of idiosyncratic belief. During the Reformation, the term protestant was hardly used outside of German politics. [6] According to a 2012 study, Protestant share of U.S. population dropped to 48%, thus ending its status as religion of the majority for the first time. [69] This ultimately led to the reduction of Christianity to a mere religion among others, in most of the secular countries were the Enlightenment philosophers, Protestant or Catholic-majority countries, emerged from. [99] By the end of the century, the retention in Anglicanism of many traditional liturgical forms and of the episcopate was already seen as unacceptable by those promoting the most developed Protestant principles. [189] Besides England, the Netherlands were, under Calvinist leadership, the freest country in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Its opposition to the fundamentalist teaching resulted in religious debates, such as the FundamentalistModernist Controversy within the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in the 1920s. [134] Evangelicalism is gaining popularity both in and outside the English-speaking world, especially in Latin America and the developing world. After the expulsion of its Bishop in 1526, and the unsuccessful attempts of the Bern reformer William Farel, Calvin was asked to use the organizational skill he had gathered as a student of law to discipline the city of Geneva. Some of these movements have a common lineage, sometimes directly spawning individual denominations. Parallel to events in Germany, a movement began in Switzerland under the leadership of Huldrych Zwingli. (NHH Dept. Montreal: McGill-Queens UP. New understandings of history and the natural sciences of the day led directly to new approaches to theology. Evangelicalism, or evangelical Protestantism,[o] is a worldwide, transdenominational movement which maintains that the essence of the gospel consists in the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ's atonement.[132][133]. The . There are literally thousands of Protestant groups, while Catholics are united in a common church. Megachurches are usually influenced by interdenominational movements. 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