The book, “Rebel in the Ranks” by Brad S. Gregory, is an understanding of the ironic overriding outcome of the Reformation, which sought to make society more Christian, and the Reformationists thought it was, ended up unintentionally in the long run secularizing society.
Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch called for a new understanding of Martin Luther that takes into account his historical and religious context at a speech that took place May 30 at The Catholic University of America.
Christ Church Newman Center will host a four-part series on Luther and the Reformation which will visit documents of the Second Vatican Council and the religious genius of Martin Luther.
By Cindy Wooden As Catholics and Lutherans prepare to mark the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation, Pope Francis said they should feel […]
The book addresses ecumenism as much as repentance, basing the first on the second. Present-day Western Christians have taken a close look at past theological clashes, some of which led to war. Yet Marty urges us to look to the present and future: “We know that the past is past. It does not exist. It cannot be changed. What can be changed is one’s attitude.” He bids that we ask ourselves how we today contribute to division within the church and to repent of this.
