The Historical Roots of the Reformation

What’s the history of infant baptism?

How does Irenaeus compare – and contrast – with Roman Catholicism? What really did the early church think about “Apostolic Succession”?

What did “Clement of Rome” think about Purgatory?

“Reformation Season” is upon us – it’s October, and it’s been 496 years since Martin Luther posted his famous 95 theses, sparking the movement that became known as the Reformation.

Jason Engwer’s Historical Roots of the Reformation and Evangelicalism is a great resource, providing dozens of links to sources for understanding early church history, and just how different and distant the “Roman Catholic Church” was from the earliest historical Christianity.