What is the reformation about?

Answer 1

If you are asking about the Protestant Reformation, try this:

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The Protestant Reformation was a movement in the 16th century to reform the Catholic Church in Western Europe.

Many western Christians were troubled by what they saw as false doctrines and malpractices within the Church, particularly involving the teaching and sale of indulgences. Another major contention was the tremendous corruption within Church's hierarchy, all the way up to the Bishop of Rome, who appointed individuals to various positions within the Church (bishop, cardinal, etc.) on the basis of financial contributions.

In 1517, Martin Luther published his "95 Theses On the Power of Indulgences" criticizing the Church, including its practice of selling indulgences. He was building on work done by John Wycliffe and John Huss, and other reformers joined the cause. Church beliefs and practices under attack by Protestant reformers included purgatory, particular judgment, devotion to Mary, the intercession of the saints, most of the sacraments, and the authority of the Pope.

The Protestant zeal for translating the Bible and getting it into the hands of the laity was empowered by the invention of movable type which advanced the culture of Biblical literacy.

The most important traditions to emerge directly from the reformation were the Lutheran tradition, the Reformed/Calvinist/Presbyterian tradition, and the Anabaptist tradition. The Anglican tradition developed over and against the authority of the Pope, not over any doctrinal arguments. Therefore, Traditional Anglicans do not consider themselves Protestants. Subsequent Protestant traditions generally trace their roots back to the initial Reformation traditions. It also led to the Catholic or Counter Reformation within the Roman Catholic Church.

The Protestant Reformation is also referred to as the "Protestant Revolution", "Protestant Revolt", and "Lutheran Reformation."...

Answer 2

Martin Luther thought the Catholic Church had been corrupted by, in effect, selling free passes out of purgatory in exchange for lands bequeathed to the Church. Many monarchs, including Henry VIII of England, used that as an excuse to seize Church lands. The subsequent blood shed was ostensibly about theology, but really it was about land (in my own humble opinion).
For my essay on Shakespeare and the Politics of Purgatory, see http://academia.wikia.com/wiki/Be_All_My_Sins_Remembered For a more comprehensive and objective article on the Reformation see the wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation

Answer 3

1.) It was a reaction to corruption within the Catholic church.

2.) It was a reaction to the growing education of Europeans at that time. They no longer felt they had to rely on the Church to interpret Scripture for them.

3.) It was a melding of humanism and christianity.

Answer 4

That's a very complex question with too many reasons, and many no so christian..but primarily it was the break away from catholoism.