Legacy
Thanksgiving (1) World Impact (6)
Legacy of the Reformation
A summary of the Reformation’s enduring recovery of Scripture, the gospel, justification by faith, pure worship, and the centrality of Christ.
Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving Legacy
All people owe gratitude to God. Life is His gift. And every good provision in and for life is from Him, who alone deserves our highest thanksgiving.
World Impact
World Impact
An introduction to the Reformation’s far-reaching effects on education, government, commerce, culture, society, and the development of the modern West.
Civics
Impact on Civics
How Reformation ideas shaped limited government, checks and balances, resistance theory, federalism, written constitutions, and American political thought.
Commerce
Impact on Commerce
How the Reformation reshaped commerce through vocation, moral accountability in work, property, lending, thrift, and service to one’s neighbor.
Culture
Impact on Culture
How vernacular Bibles, psalm singing, worship, visual art, national languages, and sacred music reshaped Western culture after the Reformation.
Education
Impact on Education
How the Reformation’s demand for biblical literacy produced schools, academies, parish education, and a broad Protestant commitment to learning.
Society
Impact on Society
How the Reformation reshaped marriage, family, poor relief, the diaconate, work, and communal discipline in Western society.
