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title: 'The Origin and Purpose of the Protestant Reformation'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'David Schley Schaff'
date: 1917-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Reformation History'
- 'European Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 1'
- 'Psalms 119'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/schaff-1917-the-origin-and-purpose-of-the-protestant-reformation
---

# The Origin and Purpose of the Protestant Reformation

Address surveying the Protestant Reformation (1517–1917): its origins, leaders (Luther, Zwingli, Calvin), doctrinal reforms (Scripture, justification by faith) and societal impact.

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