![]() ![]() Protestantism’s global story is still only just beginning. Yet beneath it all is a shared passion for God, a vital belief in the principle of self-determination and a readiness to fight for their beliefs. Protestants have been both for and against liberalism, imperialism, slavery, Nazism, communism, apartheid and women’s rights. ![]() In the process, they have played decisive roles on both sides of the great ideological battles of modern times. ![]() Inspired by their newly accessible Bibles, they transformed their inner lives, a transformation that spilled over into social upheavals and political revolutions. Fired by life-changing encounters with their God, they set out for every corner of the world, demanded alarming new freedoms and experimented in new systems of government. Protestants is the story of the men and women who made and remade this quarrelsome faith. ![]() The upheaval Martin Luther triggered inspired one of the most creative and destructive movements in human history. Today, it includes a billion people across the globe. Five hundred years ago Protestant Christianity began with one stubborn monk. On the 500th anniversary of Luther’s rebellion, this spectacular global history traces the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world. ![]()
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