Reformation Modules
These thirteen modules, consisting of excerpts from documents in church history, were chosen and introduced by church historian Stephen Tomkins. They are intended for self study or as a quarterly introduction for a weekly Sunday school class or other study group.
Module 301: John Wyclif He is called the “Morning Star of the Reformation.”
Module 302: John Hus Reformer of Bohemia perished at the stake.
Module 303: Luther’s Catechism. The Shorter Catechism molded a generation of children.
Module 304: Luther on Romans. The great reformer explains law and faith.
Module 305: Zwingli’s Articles. The sixty-seven articles of his Zurich Reformation.
Module 306: Schleitheim Confession. Anabaptists see the true church as a company of believers separated from society.
Module 307: John Calvin. Geneva reformer declares the absolute sovereignty of God.
Module 308: Ignatius Loyola. The Spiritual Exercises, a training book for Catholics.
Module 309: Teresa of Avila. Spanish mystic urges contemplative prayer.
Module 310: Tyndale. His lively answer to Sir Thomas More on justification by faith.
Module 311: John Foxe reports archbishop’s martyrdom. Thomas Cranmer’s death is described in the “Book of Martyrs.”
Module 312: Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Eyewitness describes the butchery of thousands of Protestants in France.
Module 313: Browne. Father of Congregationalists and precursor of Baptists calls for religious liberty.
