The 16th century saw the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. Protestant ideas began to spread to England and Wales in the 1520s, influencing many people.

In Protestant areas in the 16th Century Reformers pushed to make sure there were church schools ... September 29). 19th century 'Protestant work ethic' at heart of Europe’s North/South debt ...

Fewer people say that faith alone (in Latin, sola fide) leads to salvation, the position that Martin Luther made a central rallying cry of 16th-century Protestant reformers. Yet differences remain ...

The reaction of Protestantism in America to a secular age has been different from the reaction of Protestantism in Europe, but the total consequences cannot be said to be more fortunate.

Explore the fundamental differences between Catholicism and Protestantism, two major branches of Christianity that diverged ...

Research from the University of Warwick suggests the 19th century "protestant work ethic" could have given the economies of northern Europe a head start on their southern neighbors, and is still ...

The 16th-century history of Europe comprises not just one culture but many, with these cultures interconnecting trans-culturally. ... Protestant Reformation began in 1517 with Martin Luther.

The great Protestant reformers of the 16th century rejected the ascetic ideal of post ... religious organizations for women never grew in the U.S. as prosperously as they have in Europe.

Embalming, once thought to be exclusive to ancient Egypt or South America, has now been identified in Europe. Recent study of the crypts found at Château des Milandes in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle ...