[24] Pope Francis, in a joint statement with Bishop Munib A. Younan, stated that "With gratitude we acknowledge that the Reformation helped give a greater centrality to sacred Scripture in the Church's life". Change ), Church leaders speaking not very authoritatively. The Catholic-Lutheran commemoration of 500 years of the Reformation is structured around the themes of thanksgiving, repentance and commitment to common witness. At Redeemed Reader, we’re reading ahead for you so that you can confidently choose books for your children and teens. According to Philip Melanchthon, 31 October 1517 was the day German monk Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, Electorate of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire. That slavery flourished in the Protestant US South into the 1860s. A great voice for the laity – at least in traditions like my own Baptist one. It still totally counts as school because it’s educational, but it’s more of a class party without bakery cupcakes. I love your reviews and that you also express to a potential reader, or in my case I'm a parent, any cautions you might see that would be helpful to me in knowing before I hand off a book to my child. Excellent! Communion in both kinds? I think we’ll also look up a video on the printing press. According to some sources, Reformation Day has been commemorated since 1567. She has never regretted reading all those fairy tales in childhood, even though she didn’t realize at the time how much they matter to real life. And for various churches – Baptist, Anglican and even briefly a Pentecostal, that God has used as part of my own journey of faith and reformation. Within the Lutheran church, Reformation Day is considered a lesser festival, and is officially referred to as The Festival of the Reformation. "Martin Luther: Indulgences and salvation,", Junghans, Helmer. Our fractured denominations have entered into dialogue and cooperative activities that have brought us closer together. And yet, and yet. ( Log Out / There are a number of reasons we should observe the day. [18] In early 1617, the Lutheran duke and elector John George I of Saxony received a politically delicate dispatch. Great ideas, Becky! A book I was reading recently about religion, politics, and World War One New Zealand reminds me that this is the first of the 100 year anniversaries of the Reformation to have been seriously observed by churches in New Zealand. They suggested candidates, and I’ve settled on William Tyndale. After celebrations in 1717 and 1817, it became more and more popular across Europe.[20]. I read a picture book biography about ML, and found a YouTube video of his life told in Playmobil. French lawyer John Calvin joined the theological conversation in 1536 with publication of his Institutes of the Christian Religion. Reformation Day commemorates the day in 1517 when a German monk named Martin Luther (1483-1546) strode up to the church in Wittenburg and nailed his 95 'theses' (or propositions) to the church door. Other Protestant denominations differ in their celebration of this holiday from the Lutheran and Reformed way of honoring the events, to a complete lack of observance. [19] In the end, the Reformation was celebrated in 1617 in nearly all of the Protestant territories of the Holy Roman Empire, and members of the Protestant Union and others following its lead all celebrated together on the first Sunday in November. [21] An official press release from the Holy See stated:[22], The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Roman Catholic Church joint event will highlight the 50 years of continuous ecumenical dialogue between Catholics and Lutherans and the joint gifts of this collaboration. Some people observe the day from a religious standpoint and use it to attend special church services. Gutenberg invented the printing press around 1440. This event was the start of religious and social changes in Europe. It commemorates when German monk and theologian Martin Luther’s proposals were nailed on the doors of a church in 1517. Berlin,[29] There is a similar line run in an article in today’s Herald by AUT history professor Paul Moon. This became clear through the attempt to secularise the Reformation with the concept of the "early bourgeois revolution" and through the pointed marginalisation of events organised by the Church, for example by means of holding celebrations of the October Revolution at exactly the same time. In 1817, the victory over Napoleon influenced the celebrations and led to the anniversary's national orientation: Luther became the German hero and the ideal role model for the bourgeoisie; he was depicted time and again in festive parades and popular prints. It is Reformation Day today: 500 years since, at least by tradition, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg Castle Church, and in the process beginning something that became the Protestant Reformation and all that followed from that. A book I was reading recently about religion, politics, and World War One… Among Traditions. A central church event in Wittenberg on 31 October 1967, was held in order to keep up at least a pretence of an all-German Evangelical Church. Alongside Reformation Day, many Protestant Churches observe All Hallows’ Eve on 31 October, the vigil of All Saints’ Day. Choose what appeals to you most: Select your subject and gather resources in advance. [9] Three of his best-known works were published in 1520: To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, and On the Freedom of a Christian. [8] Within two weeks, copies of the theses had spread throughout Germany; within two months throughout Europe. Another thing I learned? In 1617, the celebration of faith concentrated on Lutheran orthodoxy. . Luther wasn’t critical to shaping either the English or Scottish Reformation, and English Baptists didn’t trace their origins back to the German Anabaptists. The Bible Smuggler by Louise A. Vernon (Exodus 4:2a) Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula has a chapter about Tyndale that is only a few pages long and will make a good introduction BEFORE we watch either movie. (ed. For cultural food, I’ll serve scones for breakfast with our hot chocolate. Today we may observe Reformation Day with a sense of moving toward unity and community. This has been verified; nowadays, it is regarded as the start of the Reformation alongside the unconfirmed (Melanchthon appears to be the only source for that) nailing of the Ninety-five Theses/grievances to All Saints' Church's door on the same date. [11][12], In 2013, the Joint International Commission between representatives of the Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church published a report entitled From Conflict to Communion, anticipating the forthcoming Lutheran-Catholic Common Commemoration of the Reformation in 2017, which noted that "in 2017, Lutheran and Catholic Christians will commemorate together the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation". In 1917, the German origins of the Reformation were something of an obstacle. Other people observe it as any other public holiday and take the time to shop or sight-see. And is weaker, in its claim on the allegiances of people of Europe and its offshoots than it has been for more than 1000 years. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I thoroughly enjoy reading the newsletter and thoughtful articles and hearing the different voices.... ~Debbie, Redeemed Reader is an amazing resource for Christian moms everywhere! Really rich, creamy, homemade hot chocolate. It was a Sunday evening service, in the little Kawerau Baptist church, and I was sitting in the front row, virtually right under the pulpit from which my father was leading the service. Reformation today can represent healing of old wounds as, together, we all work to build and strengthen Christ's church and love one another as Christ has loved us.[48]. My last-minute inspiration was to give each child $5 for the Five Solas, then we went to Wal-Mart to spend it. 2:8. The historian Heinz Schilling speaks of "confrontation for the sake of preserving one’s own identity". They did not want any trouble with the Catholics. In Germany, with the Reformation only ending more or less around 1648, and continued Catholic-Protestant animosity all over Europe well into the early 20th century, most of the following Reformation anniversaries were tainted by a degree of anti-Catholicism and nationalism. But give me a reason to celebrate, and I love inventing traditions! On Reformation Day in 2016, Pope Francis of the Catholic Church travelled to Sweden (where the Lutheran Church is the national Church) to commemorate the Reformation at Lund Cathedral, which serves as the seat for the Lutheran Bishop of Lund. How little sign of that is there today, even amid the adversity the church faces. Redeemed Reader is the site I recommend most often to other parents or educators for great book reviews and articles. [22], An ecumenical service was presided over by Bishop Munib Younan, the president of the Lutheran World Federation, Martin Junge, the General Secretary of the LWF, as well as Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church. That’s why my efforts are so simple to throw together, because otherwise I’ll get overwhelmed and too busy and it won’t happen. Officially, Reformation Day has been commemorated since 1567. And yet without the German reformation it isn’t easy to envisage the English reformation having taken hold and endured. Hamburg,[31] Ten years after the indulgences have been destroyed; in memory of this we both drink and are comforted at this hour. I appreciate the careful reviews you do and the way you help me out in my book-discerning job as parent! The fact that Reformation Day coincides with Halloween is not mere coincidence. Last year I did some kind of little chocolates; this year it will be hot chocolate. (we also have the Torchlighters film to show if our friend couldn’t do it.) We also played Pin the 95 Theses on the Door. Christians, he said, must not slacken in following Christ on account of such false assurances. [citation needed] The 1569 church order in Pomerania states that the Reformation was to be observed on St. Martin's Day, which falls on 11 November. The Queen’s Smuggler (Trailblazer series) by Dave and Neta Jackson. Then we had a puppet show with skits and songs about who wrote the Bible and our theme verse was Eph. The Ninety-five Theses were quickly translated from Latin into German, printed, and widely copied, making the controversy one of the first in history to be aided by the printing press. The University of Wittenberg asked for permission to celebrate the memory of its former lecturer Martin Luther.
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