Reformation at 500
Who said that — Martin Luther or William Shakespeare?
By Kimberly Winston — October 17, 2017
(RNS) — Pit the Great Reformer and the Great Bard against your knowledge of both.
Amid decline, one Lutheran church strives to live up to its namesake’s spirit
By Yonat Shimron — October 16, 2017
CARY, N.C. (RNS) — Christ the King, located in a bedroom community to Raleigh, is pushing forward with a new vision, one that has less to do with Luther's theology and more with the spirit of his reform.
Blessing robots: Is a technological reformation coming?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 11, 2017
WITTENBERG, Germany (RNS) — In the same way Martin Luther used the emerging technologies of his day, the blessing robot has sparked debate about humans and machines — and whether they might lead the church to a technological reformation.
Study up: A Reformation anniversary reading list
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 10, 2017
(RNS) — Martin Luther reportedly said: 'There never yet have been, nor are there now, too many good books.' Here are 10 notable ones about Luther and the Reformation he sparked, as Protestants celebrate its 500th anniversary.
Here he stood: Lutheran pilgrims travel to Germany on Reformation anniversary
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 5, 2017
EISENACH, Germany (RNS) — 'For all of Luther’s vehemence against the veneration of relics, that’s exactly what we’re doing,' said the Rev. Patrick Shebeck, leading a group organized by his Minnesota church on a pilgrimage through Germany's Luther Country.
US Catholics and Protestants agree: 500 years after Reformation, they have more in common than not
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 31, 2017
(RNS) — In some cases, U.S. Protestants seemed unaware of the theological differences that split Catholics and Protestants in the 1500s, voicing beliefs that are more traditionally Catholic than they are Protestant.
Reformed churches endorse Catholic-Lutheran accord on key Reformation dispute
By Tom Heneghan — July 6, 2017
PARIS (RNS) Five hundred years after the Reformation, one of Protestantism’s leading branches has officially said it now agrees with the Vatican on the main issue at the root of its split from the Roman Catholic Church.
On the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, remembering Martin Luther’s contribution to literacy
By Richard Gunderman — May 16, 2017
(The Conversation) Less known is the crucial role Luther played in making the case for ordinary people to read often and well.
Women bloggers spawn an evangelical ‘crisis of authority’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 15, 2017
(RNS) For many, the internet has created new platforms to teach, preach and connect.
Archbishop of Canterbury to express remorse over Reformation violence
By Yonat Shimron — January 17, 2017
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The statement will urge believers to ask for forgiveness for atrocities that happened on both sides during the Reformation and for greater unity between the Catholic and Protestant churches today.
Playmobil’s Luther v. the Jews?
By Mark Silk — January 5, 2017
The toy is one thing, Luther's antagonism something else.
How a toy figure of Martin Luther sparked accusations of anti-Semitism
By Tom Heneghan — January 4, 2017
(RNS) This was not at all supposed to be what the cute little figure was about.
Top 5 ‘heresies’ of 2016: ‘One God,’ biblical authority and more
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 29, 2016
(RNS) As Christians prepared to mark 500 years since Martin Luther -- one of history's great heretics, or heroes, depending on your point of view -- 2016 found them debating theological questions most thought had been settled a millennium ago.
German Protestants officially renounce converting Jews to Christianity
By Tom Heneghan — November 17, 2016
(RNS) Abandoning the 'Judenmission,' which effectively ended in the decades after the Holocaust, should have been a formality.
Pope Francis’ short trip to Sweden a big step on a longer journey
By David Gibson — November 2, 2016
ROME (RNS) The pontiff wanted to use the anniversary of the Reformation to set ecumenism on a new path that stresses a shared witness. But will that convince a skeptical world?
