Protestantism - History Lab

Questions of Gender in French and European Protestantism

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:29 +0000

Questions of gender in French and European Protestantism revolve around three poles: participation in struggles within society for equal rights, inclusion and equality in Churches, and the production of feminist or LGBT theologies. Protestants took part in women’s earliest struggles during the nineteenth century but did so without producing a feminist theology. As the question of women’s access to pastoral ministry emerged during the first half of the twentieth century, female youth movements formed, leading to the creation of a Protestant feminism during the 1960s that was active in the fight for contraception and abortion. The first feminist theologies truly blossomed during the 1970s, particularly in Germany. LGBT Christian movements were born during the same period, especially in Great Britain in dialogue with the United States. In Churches, the debates concentrated on access for LGBT individuals to the ministry as priests, and requests for blessings for same-sex unions.

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Cathedral Saint-Pierre of Geneva

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:20 +0000

You can find information about the Cathedral and the Reformation. You can do a virtual visit of the church and discover the artworks thanks to the photogallery.

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Five centuries after reformation, Catholic-Protestant divide in Western Europe has faded

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:13 +0000

The survey finds that the prevailing view among Catholics and Protestants in Western Europe is that they are more similar religiously than they are different. And across a continent that once saw long and bloody religious wars, both Protestants and Catholics now overwhelmingly express willingness to accept each other as neighbors – and even as family members.

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Religion in Europe in the 16th century

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:06 +0000

A map illustrating the dominant religious divisions in Europe as the Reformationrevolution in the Catholic church burned through Europe in the 16th century. Meanwhile, at the edges of the continent, the Islam introduced to the Balkans by the Turks in the lands of the Ottoman Empire coexisted and competed with Orthodox Christianity for the hearts and minds of the believers.

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Luther’s Birth Place

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:42 +0000

The house is the oldest memorial in the German-speaking world dedicated to a person.However, the late medieval half-timbered house was largely destroyed in a town fire in 1689. Subsequent renovation work gave the house, rebuilt as a Luther memorial, its present appearance. Since 2007, the historic building has been complemented by a modern new building and a visitor center.

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The Birth of Protestantism

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:42 +0000

The Reformation by Martin Luther was a movement in the 16th century that arose from perceived abuses and discrepancies by the Catholic Church and led to the birth of Protestantism.

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