Protestantism
Also known as Protestant Church, Christian Protestantism, Protestant churches, Protestant Christianity, Protestant, Protestants, așa-numita religie reformată, Protestantism istoric
thumb|The door to All Saints' Church, Wittenberg|All Saints' Church in [[Wittenberg, where Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses in 1517 detailing his concerns with what he saw as the Catholic Church's abuse and corruption. The Ninety-five Theses gave rise to Christian Protestantism as one of the world's primary religions, making Wittenberg the "cradle of Protestantism".]]
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Protestantism is a major branch of Christianity that began in 1517 when Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses criticizing what he viewed as abuse and corruption in the Catholic Church. It matters because it became one of the world's primary religions and fundamentally divided Christian belief and practice into separate traditions.
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Research
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Article
58 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Theology
- Sola Scriptura
- Justification by faith alone
- Universal priesthood of believers
- Trinity
- Five solae
- Christ's presence in the Eucharist
- Other beliefs
- History
- Pre-Reformation
- Reformation
- Post-Reformation
- Radical Reformation
- Denominations
- United and uniting churches
- Major branches
- Lutheranism
- Anglicanism
- Calvinism (Reformed Christianity)
- Methodism
- Hussitism
- Adventism
- Pentecostalism
- Quakerism
- Plymouth Brethren
- Baptists
- Anabaptism
- Other Protestants
- Interdenominational movements
- Evangelicalism
- Charismatic movement
- Neo-charismatic churches
- Protestant offshoots
- Arminianism
- Pietism
- Puritanism, English dissenters and nonconformists
- Neo-orthodoxy and paleo-orthodoxy
- Christian fundamentalism
- Modernism and liberalism
- Protestant culture
- Visitation Articles
- Thought and work ethic
- Science
- Government
- Rights and liberty
- Social teaching
- Liturgy
- Arts
- Catholic responses
- Ecumenism
- Demographics
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|The door to All Saints' Church, Wittenberg|All Saints' Church in [[Wittenberg, where Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses in 1517 detailing his concerns with what he saw as the Catholic Church's abuse and corruption. The Ninety-five Theses gave rise to Christian Protestantism as one of the world's primary religions, making Wittenberg the "cradle of Protestantism".]]
Protestantism is a form of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice. The five solae summarize the basic theological beliefs of mainstream Protestantism.