Reformation
How King Charles’ coronation will be unlike any seen in England
By Catherine Pepinster — April 27, 2023
LONDON (RNS) — Charles will be crowned in an England different from that of his mother, 70 years ago, and details of the ceremony will reflect the new landscape.
Deconstruction is a valid Christian practice. Ask Martin Luther.
By Andre Henry — January 5, 2022
(RNS) — Deconstruction has long been seen as a healthy expression of Christian faithfulness.
Campaign posters in ‘Luther country’ raise specter of anti-Semitism
By Ken Chitwood — October 9, 2019
ERFURT, Germany (RNS) — Today, the question remains which part of Luther's legacy will have the greater impact on the upcoming election.
How the ‘Harry Potter’ books are replacing the Bible as millennials’ foundational text
By Tara Isabella Burton — April 25, 2019
(RNS) — Engagement with the Potter texts online brought millions to the World Wide Web, which in turn has indelibly shaped our approach to self and belief.
Christian rock band retells story of Reformation in ‘Luther: The Rock Opera’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 31, 2018
MATTESON, Ill. (RNS) — 'Luther: The Rock Opera' debuted to about 600 people last year in Wittenberg, Germany. This fall, Christian rock band Lost and Found brought performances to five cities across the Midwest leading up to Reformation Sunday.
Celebrating a medieval ‘Miracle of Amsterdam’ in city better known for its vices
By Menachem Wecker — April 6, 2018
AMSTERDAM (RNS) — Walking quietly past strip clubs, sex shops, restaurants and expensive clothing stores, the writer was struck by the 673-year-old celebration’s endurance and power against all odds.
Did the Anabaptist reformers ‘win’?
By Martin E. Marty — November 27, 2017
If the book is now to be closed [on commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation], has anything truly significant been overlooked? The answer is yes.
Luther, Luther, Luther: He didn’t reform Christianity as much as this guy did
By Jim West — November 22, 2017
(RNS) — Despite all the hype during the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the spiritual father of Baptists, Huldrych Zwingli, it turns out, is far more important to modern Christianity than Martin Luther or John Calvin.
Who are you calling a Puritan?
By Kimberly Winston — November 21, 2017
(RNS) — Quick — what's the difference between a Puritan and a Pilgrim? Did either of them actually 'land' at Plymouth Rock? And who sat down for the original Thanksgiving?
Novelist-as-theologian Marilynne Robinson is changing the way we think about Calvinism
By Martin E. Marty — November 20, 2017
Here is an open-faced confession of interest in Robinson’s fiction, along with an overt plug that readers of “Sightings” pay attention—or more attention—to Robinson.
Let’s talk about … Calvin, for a change
By Martin E. Marty — November 13, 2017
Both wings of the Protestant Reformation produced heirs with complex histories, and mixed expressions, including participation in and execution of murderous conflicts such as the Thirty Years’ War.
When Americans tried – and failed – to reunite Christianity
By David Mislin — November 8, 2017
(The Conversation) — In the early 1900s, ambitious Protestants in the U.S. attempted the unthinkable.
Luther goes global
By Martin E. Marty — November 6, 2017
Some church figures—pastors, choir directors, tour leaders, etc.—confess that they are just about “all Luthered out” for a while. Yet, while it lasted, the Luther topic provided access to other subjects that are often overlooked in a secular-pluralist world wherein faith, and versions of faiths, have to compete for attention.
On Reformation anniversary, Lutherans bridge divides with other faiths
By Adelle M. Banks — October 31, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The co-chairs of the U.S. Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue celebrated their accomplishments even as they acknowledged remaining differences.
Germany marks 500th anniversary of church’s Reformation
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 31, 2017
BERLIN (AP) — In remembrance of the 500th anniversary, Reformation Day is a public holiday in Germany this year.
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