Final authority in doctrinal disputes now rested with the monarch. In response, the Reformation Parliament (1529–1536) passed laws abolishing papal authority in England and declared Henry to be head of the Church of England. In 1527, Henry VIII requested an annulment of his marriage, but Pope Clement VII refused. The English Reformation began as more of a political affair than a theological dispute. By 1520, Martin Luther's new ideas were known and debated in England, but Protestants were a religious minority and heretics under the law.
Ideologically, the groundwork for the Reformation was laid by Renaissance humanists who believed that the Scriptures were the only source of Christian faith and criticized religious practices which they considered superstitious. These events were part of the wider European Reformation, a religious and political movement that affected the practice of Christianity in Western and Central Europe. The Daring Mission of William Tyndale by Steven J.The English Reformation took place in 16th-century England when the Church of England broke away from the authority of the pope and the Catholic Church. The Triumph of Truth: A Life of Martin Luther by Jean Henri Merle D’Aubigne Johns Chapter Books for High Schoolįor God and His People: Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation by Jean Henri Merle D’Aubigne Stories of the Reformation in Germany and England for Young People by Rev. Heralds of the Reformation: Thirty Biographies of Sheer Grace by Richard M. When Lightning Struck!: The Story of Martin Luther by Danika Cooley
The River of Grace: A Story of John Calvin by Joyce McPherson The Sword of the Spirit: A Story of William Tyndale by Joyce McPherson Pipes and Psalms and Hymns of the Reformation by Douglas Bond Chapter Books for Upper Elementary to High School The Hawk that Dare Not Hunt by Day Scott O’Dell (about Tyndale) Morning Star of the Reformation by Andy Thomson (about Wycliffe) Beeke Chapter Books for Mid-Elementary to Junior High Reformation Heroes by Diana Kleyn and Joel R. Katharine von Bora: The Morning Star of Wittenberg by Jenna and Shanna Strackbein
Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World by Paul L. Nichols Picture Books for Early to Mid-Elementary Picture Book for Toddler To Early Elementary I have divided these by general age range to help you find books to fit your family. You don’t need to go out and buy all of these, but they’re all good titles. Here is a list of books I recommend for learning about the Reformers with children and young people. October 31st is Reformation Day, and in our home and homeschool, we take the week leading up to Reformation Day (and sometimes the whole month of October) to remember the men and women of the 16th-century who brought light out of darkness and, in some cases, gave their lives for the sake of Scripture and the glory of God.
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