A sketch of groups of peasants wandering around the countryside during the German Peasants' War. Warwick Press via Wikimedia Commons. Five hundred years ago, in the winter of 1524-1525, bands of ...

If you're a Protestant, the anniversary of the revolution Martin Luther set in motion 500 years ago this Tuesday is a big deal. But even if you're not, it should be. The Reformation was one of the ...

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenburg Church, igniting the Protestant Reformation. Luther was not trying to start a political or a spiritual revolution ...

Recent debates about leaving Jesus out, or else getting him out, of the Christmas season look somewhat curious from the vantage-point of Rome. In what remains a culturally Catholic country, and at a ...

The European Renaissance is generally held in high regard in the Bitcoin community as a model of a contrarian, revolutionary impact on the world. This movement was driven by humanist thought ...

Why did the Protestant Reformation Happen?

If you ask most people what holiday they associate with banging on doors and the last day of October, they will likely say Halloween. However, several groups around the world also recognize another ...