Project Gutenberg 2012-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 780 Lindsay, Thomas M. (Thomas Martin) 1843 1914 Lindsay, T. M. (Thomas Martin) A History of the Reformation (Vol. 1 of 2) "A History of the Reformation (Vol. 1 of 2)" by Thomas M. Lindsay is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the significant religious movement known as the Reformation, focusing specifically on its origins in Germany up until the Religious Peace of Augsburg. Lindsay aims to contextualize the Reformation within the broader social, political, and intellectual changes of the time, offering insight into the multifaceted nature of this critical period in history. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the Reformation by examining the various prevailing conditions preceding the movement. Lindsay discusses the powerful claims of the Papacy, the political fragmentation of Christendom, and the socio-economic changes that influenced the era. He describes how the combination of political, intellectual, and spiritual factors created a fertile ground for religious upheaval. In elaborating on the Papacy's dual claims to temporal and spiritual authority, he highlights how these claims were challenged in the lead-up to the Reformation, setting the framework for the revolutionary ideas to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40615/40615-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Reformation Anabaptists Counter-Reformation Socinianism BR Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 2227154 2025-06-16T13:43:06.079705 text/html 2395260 2012-08-29T16:35:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 646758 2012-08-29T16:35:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 670884 2025-06-16T13:43:36.951601 application/epub+zip 712107 2025-06-16T13:43:10.765709 application/epub+zip 3726478 2012-08-29T16:36:54 application/pdf 643021 2025-06-16T13:43:08.108721 application/epub+zip 1194941 2025-06-16T13:43:56.401486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 937310 2025-06-16T13:43:35.016625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93507 2022-09-18T15:13:31.024970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1143790 2025-06-16T13:43:01.609799 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1144818 2020-06-15T12:15:57 text/plain; charset=utf-8 420113 2020-06-15T12:15:57 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1139450 2012-08-29T16:36:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 418707 2012-08-29T16:36:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1140314 2012-08-29T16:36:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418462 2012-08-29T16:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27539 2025-06-16T13:43:56.606518 application/rdf+xml 1310394 2012-08-29T16:36:55 application/prs.tei 15040 2025-06-16T13:43:08.521756 image/jpeg 2859 2025-06-16T13:43:08.316780 image/jpeg 129492 2012-08-29T16:33:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 1094157 2012-08-29T16:36:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 504869 2012-08-29T16:36:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 625316 2025-06-16T13:43:06.202726 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia