One of the early Reformers was John Wycliffe, an English theologian and early proponent of reform in the 14th century. His followers, known as Lollards, spread throughout England but soon were persecuted by both … See more

Historian Kenneth Scott Latourette argues that the outlook for Protestantism at the start of the 19th century was discouraging. It was a regional religion based in northwestern Europe, with an outpost in the sparsely settled United States. It was closely allied with … See more

Protestant Christianity in the 20th century was characterized by accelerating fragmentation. The century saw the rise of both liberal and … See more

Protestants generally trace to the 16th century their separation from the Catholic Church. Mainstream Protestantism began with the Magisterial Reformation, so called because it received … See more

The authority of the Catholic Church has been constantly challenged during centuries, both in theory with Hus and Wycliffe and in practice during the Investiture Controversy of the 11th and 12th centuries. Arnulf, Archbishop of Reims in the 10th century … See more

The "Great Awakenings" were periods of rapid and dramatic religious revival in American religious history, beginning in the 1730s.
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