In this lesson, we explore the Protestant Reformation and its attempt to return Christian theology to a more biblical basis. In the 1500s, Martin Luther and others tried to return Christianity to the shape it had before the Roman Catholic Church added a number of medieval teachings and practices. You will learn about the five “solas” that stood at the center of the reforming, and you will see some of the variations that then arose among Protestants after separation from the Roman Catholic Church.

This lesson aims to equip you to:

1. Tell the story of Martin Luther and the birth of the Protestant Reformation.
2. Explain the “five solas” as the key points of the Reformation.
3. Describe the various reformers, from Luther to Calvin to Wesley, and the various ways that they interpreted Scripture.