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3 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
Thu, Dec 1, 2016 58 mins
Part 1 of 3. The history of the Protestant Reformation begins with Martin Luther and the role of Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century; and explains what led Luther to pen "95 Theses." Also: Swiss priest Ulrich Zwingli's reform movement.
Episode 2
Thu, Dec 8, 2016 58 mins
Part 2 of 3. The English Reformation, which was sparked not by religious conviction but King Henry VIII's desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon, is recalled. Also: the Radical Reformation; and Counter-Reformation.
Episode 3
Thu, Dec 15, 2016 58 mins
Conclusion. French theologian John Calvin, who coalesced the central tenets of the Protestant faith in one of the movement's most important documents, "The Institutes of the Christian Religion," is remembered. Also: the muddled legacy of Henry VIII; and the ecumenical movement of the early to mid-20th century.