One of Europe’s most beautiful cities, Prague was founded in the 9th century and has served over the centuries as the seat of Holy Roman Emperors as well as an important economic, cultural and political center in Central Europe. Playing important roles in the Protestant Reformation and the Th...
However, the Protestant Reformation and rebellious Protestant princes crippled the empire of Charles V, resulting in the split between Austria and Spain. Meanwhile, the Habsburgs fought against the expansive Ottoman Empire, a Muslim Turk polity which sought to control southeastern Europe. The Ottomans...
Countries with Protestant cultures tend to fall further to the egalitarian side of the scale than those with a more Catholic tradition. One interpretation of this pattern is that the Protestant Reformation largely removed the traditional hierarchy from the church. In many strains of Protestantism, the...
The Melanchthonhaus is a museum and research facility of the Protestant Reformation in Bretten, particularly on the life of Philipp Melanchthon. Melanchthonhaus is situated 1½ km southwest of Gölshausen.Deutsches Schutzengel-Museum im Schweizer Hof Museum Photo: Asio otus, CC BY-SA 3.0. ...
1519-1556: Reign of Charles V, whose rule encompasses the height of Habsburg power and the Protestant Reformation. 1530: Charles V is crowned by Pope Clement VII, the last Emperor to be crowned by a Pope. 1555: Peace of Augsburg allows for the coexistence of Catholicism and Lutheranism with...
Built to honor the main individuals who influenced the movement, the Reformation Wall documents the Protestant Reformation and the schism that took place in Western Christianity in the 16th century. Beautiful to behold, there are numerous statues and bas-reliefs of such influential figures as John ...
While the early church created many different catechisms for new converts, it was the Protestant Reformation that revived the Q&A format for teaching children. Why All the Emphasis on Memorization? Aclassical model of educationemphasizes heavy memorization in early and middle childhood years—when our...
15. Protestant Reformation, 16th century 16. Catholic Counter Reformation, 16th–17th centuries 17. Education and culture through the 18th century 18. Central Europe, 1648 19. Poland-Lithuania, the Habsburgs, Hungary-Croatia, and Transylvania, 16th–17th centuries 20. The Ottoman Empire, ...
The Dutch Reformed Church in colonial Ceylon (18th century). Minutes of the consistory of the Dutch reformed Church in Colombo held at the Wolvendaal church, Colombo (1735–1797). Edited by Klaus Koschorke, translated by Samuel A. W. Mottau. (Documents on the History of Christianity in ...
Marburg, on the River Lahn, developed as the result of being on two medieval trade routes – from the North Sea to Italy and from Cologne to Prague. Located here is the oldest Protestant university in the world, founded in 1527 during the Reformation. The Marburg Schloss or castle dominates...