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inhabited by Protestant archbishops, joined only by nobles and princes. In the later centuries, separate church buildings were constructed along the Rhine region, due to controversial marriage laws that mandated Protestants and Catholics marry separately. The spreading of Protestant architecture was slower in other parts of Germany, however, such as the city of
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The reformation itself was grounded in a rebellion against the German Catholic church, emphasizing the primacy of the Bible, the abolition of the Catholic ritualistic mass and a rejection of clerical celibacy. The 19th century saw movements within German Protestantism involving practical devotion and
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rule of the region. This opposition increased citizens' church involvement; however, the end of the German Democratic Republic led to a demographic decline in the Protestant church as the role of political activism was lost. In terms of political affiliations throughout the German Democratic Republic
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The Protestant church has influenced German architecture. Among adherents to Protestantism in Germany were engineers, craftsmen and architects, enabling Lutheran constructions. The earliest Protestant constructions were in the 17th century, where the castles built along Germany's Middle Rhine were
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treated German Protestantism as a competitor to its geo-political power, issuing a decree in 1524 banning the recitation of its Lutheran works. This prompted riots across Germany and in 1529 a formal protestation was issued by a body of Protestant leaders and Princes, claiming the need for a clear
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movement within Germany was to question its existing power structures, imploring lay nobles for church reformation, critiquing the Roman mass, sacraments and seeking to reaffirm the importance of faith in good works. His subsequent excommunication from the Church ensured Germany had an ideological
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to spread their ideas. The printing press enabled the dispersion of Protestant literature throughout greater Germany. In order to curb this dispersion, the 16th-century Council of Trent compiled an Index of Prohibited Books in 1559, which included the works of Protestant theologians and those who
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where key Protestant theologians agreed on theological questions relevant to Germany. The Marburg Colloquy reforms included a restructuring of the Protestant Church in the light of the early church, the dissolution of monastic communities, establishment of Protestant universities, the regular
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is divided on the issue of stem cell research; however, those opposing liberalising laws have characterised it as a threat to the sanctity of human life. Within the German Democratic Republic, the Federation of Evangelical Churches, formed in June 1969 and lasting until April 1991, was where
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When the Reformation occurred, the art industry was declining in Germany; however, it provided a new inspiration for graphic arts, sculptures and paintings. Protestant churches displayed medieval images, along with uniquely Lutheran artistic traditions, such as the Wittenberg workshop of
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desired reform within the Church. This act reduced the ability for Protestant material to spread throughout Germany. One of the pioneers of Protestant literature was Phillip Melanchthon, who organised and consolidated the Lutheran movement in Germany in the early 16th century. His work
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where its first Protestant church was constructed in 1857. Large Protestant places of worship were commissioned across Germany, such as the Garrison Church in the city of Ulm built in 1910 which could hold 2,000 congregants. In the early 1920s, architects such as
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spiritual energy. The 20th century saw the creation of new Protestant organisations, such as the Evangelical Alliance, YMCA, and the German Student Christian movement, whose active participation involved church adherents from other nations.
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gained power, it actively destroyed the institutional structures of the Protestant church itself. After the fall of Nazi power post-1945, the wider church conducted a de-Nazification effort. At the conclusion of
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language. To achieve literacy across Germany, every child was forced to memorise the church's catechism. At the Marburg Colloquy of October 1529, it was decided by
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movement, emphasised the importance of Old Testament Law. Luther called upon the assistance of German princes to further the Protestant movement, namely
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Martin Luther's early reforms included an emphasis on the value music provides as an aid to worship. New branches of Protestantism, however, such as
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Stained glass window within the Sternberg Protestant Parish in Mecklenburg, commemorating the introduction of Protestantism in the region in 1549.
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were involved in changing Protestant architecture towards modern constructions. An example of this new form of architecture was the Protestant
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Protestant Cathedral erected in Berlin,1894.The altar is made of white marble, yellow onyx candleholders and gilded iron Apostles screen.
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against Protestantism was also employed, with several West German church periodicals banned by the government, including the official
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The initial effect of the Protestant revolution in Germany was to facilitate the entry of entrepreneurship with the decline of
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leaders to bolster their political movement. Protestant pastors, bishops and theologians utilised Luther's writings, such as
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in particular maintained objections to merging of the Protestant Church and Nazi state, resulting in some being sent to
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to German Protestantism and promoted Protestant unity, ensuring the anti-Baptist sect re-joined the wider church.
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and other prominent German Protestant reformers, that a Protestant university should be formed. This became the
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The Protestant church has influenced changes in wider culture in Germany, contributing to the debate around
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divide between Protestant sects and other Christian denominations. Another prominent reformer,
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and the right to autonomy. In February 1531, prominent Protestant Princes formed the
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In the immediate post-Reformation and subsequent decades, the Lutheran principle of
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The Protestant church published five regional papers throughout the GDR, including
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prejudice escalating in Germany. During one 1927 Protestant Church Congress in
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In the years after the Reformation, Luther and his followers utilised the
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was formed as a forum to discuss the direction of the church. Former
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in 1517. The key element of this religious upheaval was a break from
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inspection of Parishes and the conversion of nuns and monks. The
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and those unaffiliated to either. In the early 20th century,
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German Lutheran Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer in 1938.
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(2018). 1627:Culture of Europe 1565:Glaube und Heimat 1461: 1394:were determined. 1340:Adolf von Harnack 1336:Julius Wellhausen 1292: 1291: 1132:Nondenominational 1092:Plymouth Brethren 984:Proto-Protestants 620: 619: 483:Mikhail Gorbachev 438:German chancellor 380:Confessing Church 328:German Christians 324:Confessing Church 280:French Revolution 231:Holy Roman Empire 212:Political effects 206:Thirty Years' War 199:who convened the 168:Roman Catholicism 83:Eastern Orthodoxy 63:Protestant Church 18:German Protestant 16:(Redirected from 4197: 4033:Great Divergence 3948:Age of Discovery 3893:Late Middle Ages 3863:High Middle Ages 3774:Byzantine Empire 3757:Christianization 3747:Migration Period 3682:Classical Greece 3654:Neolithic Europe 3626: 3619: 3612: 3603: 3552:Dependencies and 3256:Sovereign states 3242: 3235: 3228: 3219: 3195: 3188: 3181: 3145:Prussian virtues 2910: 2818:Economic history 2784: 2678: 2656: 2607:Cities and towns 2583: 2563:Baden Revolution 2367:Treaty of Verdun 2336:Marcomannic Wars 2291:Migration Period 2286:Germanic peoples 2270:Military history 2245: 2221: 2214: 2207: 2198: 2193: 2184: 2167: 2160: 2154: 2147: 2141: 2134: 2123: 2116: 2107: 2100: 2094: 2080: 2074: 2060: 2054: 2044:Economic Inquiry 2040: 2034: 2024:Past and Present 2020: 2011: 2004: 1998: 1991: 1985: 1978: 1972: 1965: 1956: 1946: 1940: 1937: 1931: 1928: 1922: 1915: 1904: 1897: 1886: 1879: 1858: 1844: 1831: 1817: 1804: 1797: 1788: 1781: 1775: 1768: 1749: 1742: 1725: 1718: 1712: 1711:. A&C Black. 1705: 1699: 1696: 1690: 1689: 1682: 1676: 1675: 1668: 1581: 1579:Potsdamer Kirche 1575: 1573: 1560: 1558: 1545: 1543: 1530: 1528: 1507: 1463: 1462: 1443: 1428: 1416: 1312:Phillip of Hesse 1284: 1277: 1270: 1256: 1255: 1215:Neo-charismatics 962:Revival meetings 912:Huldrych Zwingli 766: 743: 709: 693: 678: 662: 623:Economic effects 516: 493:policies in the 480: 410: 404: 369: 345: 274:and politically 248:Council of Trent 201:Marburg Colloquy 197:Phillip of Hesse 116: 107:The religion of 96: 90: 80: 70: 60: 50: 40: 21: 4205: 4204: 4200: 4199: 4198: 4196: 4195: 4194: 4175: 4174: 4173: 4168: 4107: 4073:Interwar period 4048:Napoleonic Wars 3912: 3883:Mongol invasion 3836:Crown of Aragon 3728: 3668: 3664:Iron Age Europe 3635: 3630: 3600: 3595: 3553: 3547: 3533:Northern Cyprus 3515: 3509: 3430:North Macedonia 3251: 3246: 3216: 3211: 3198: 3191: 3184: 3177: 3164: 3028: 2979:Life expectancy 2895: 2769: 2740:Law enforcement 2676: 2641: 2568: 2535: 2514: 2498:Divided Germany 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pastors 449: 390: 308: 260: 219: 214: 152:The Protestant 150: 122:Protestantismus 112: 105: 104: 103: 102: 94: 92: 88: 86: 78: 76: 68: 66: 58: 56: 53:Catholic Church 48: 46: 38: 30: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4203: 4201: 4193: 4192: 4187: 4177: 4176: 4170: 4169: 4167: 4166: 4161: 4156: 4151: 4146: 4141: 4136: 4131: 4126: 4121: 4115: 4113: 4109: 4108: 4106: 4105: 4100: 4095: 4090: 4085: 4080: 4075: 4070: 4065: 4060: 4055: 4050: 4045: 4040: 4035: 4030: 4025: 4023:Russian Empire 4020: 4015: 4013:British Empire 4010: 4008:Dutch Republic 4005: 4003:Swedish Empire 4000: 3995: 3990: 3985: 3983:Spanish Empire 3980: 3975: 3973:Ottoman Empire 3970: 3965: 3960: 3955: 3950: 3945: 3944: 3943: 3933: 3928: 3922: 3920: 3914: 3913: 3911: 3910: 3905: 3900: 3895: 3890: 3888:Serbian Empire 3885: 3880: 3875: 3870: 3865: 3860: 3855: 3833: 3828: 3823: 3822: 3821: 3816: 3811: 3806: 3796: 3795: 3794: 3789: 3781: 3776: 3771: 3766: 3761: 3760: 3759: 3749: 3744: 3738: 3736: 3730: 3729: 3727: 3726: 3724:Late antiquity 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1195:Fundamentalism 1192: 1190:Evangelicalism 1187: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1146: 1143: 1142: 1139: 1138: 1135: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1089: 1087:Stone-Campbell 1084: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1058: 1057: 1052: 1047: 1037: 1036: 1035: 1025: 1024: 1023: 1021:Congregational 1018: 1013: 1003: 998: 997: 996: 991: 980: 975: 974: 971: 970: 967: 966: 965: 964: 954: 949: 944: 939: 934: 932:Nonconformists 929: 924: 919: 914: 909: 908: 907: 902: 890: 889: 888: 883: 878: 868: 867: 866: 855: 850: 849: 846: 845: 842: 841: 840: 839: 829: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 794: 788: 785: 784: 781: 780: 778: 777: 771: 768: 767: 759: 758: 752: 751: 740: 737: 722: 719: 718: 717: 714:Worms, Germany 711: 704: 702: 695: 688: 686: 680: 673: 671: 664: 657: 641: 638: 636: 633: 624: 621: 618: 617: 614: 611: 608: 604: 603: 600: 597: 594: 590: 589: 586: 583: 580: 576: 575: 572: 569: 566: 562: 561: 558: 555: 552: 548: 547: 544: 541: 538: 530: 529: 526: 523: 522:No. of members 520: 508:anti-communist 453:communist rule 448: 445: 307: 304: 259: 256: 218: 215: 213: 210: 149: 146: 134:Roman Catholic 93: 87: 77: 67: 57: 47: 37: 33: 32: 31: 28: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4202: 4191: 4188: 4186: 4183: 4182: 4180: 4165: 4162: 4160: 4157: 4155: 4152: 4150: 4147: 4145: 4142: 4140: 4137: 4135: 4132: 4130: 4127: 4125: 4122: 4120: 4119:Art of Europe 4117: 4116: 4114: 4110: 4104: 4101: 4099: 4096: 4094: 4091: 4089: 4086: 4084: 4081: 4079: 4076: 4074: 4071: 4069: 4066: 4064: 4061: 4059: 4056: 4054: 4051: 4049: 4046: 4044: 4041: 4039: 4036: 4034: 4031: 4029: 4026: 4024: 4021: 4019: 4016: 4014: 4011: 4009: 4006: 4004: 4001: 3999: 3996: 3994: 3991: 3989: 3986: 3984: 3981: 3979: 3976: 3974: 3971: 3969: 3966: 3964: 3961: 3959: 3956: 3954: 3951: 3949: 3946: 3942: 3939: 3938: 3937: 3934: 3932: 3929: 3927: 3924: 3923: 3921: 3919: 3918:Modern period 3915: 3909: 3906: 3904: 3901: 3899: 3896: 3894: 3891: 3889: 3886: 3884: 3881: 3879: 3876: 3874: 3871: 3869: 3866: 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Martin Luther
John Calvin
Reformation
Ninety-five Theses
Martin Luther
Roman Catholicism
Bible
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Martin Bucer
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Phillip of Hesse
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