The corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, the leadership of Martin Luther, and the invention of the printing press were major contributing factors to the rise of Protestant Reformation.

Discusses the consequences of the Protestant Reformation.

Details the historic movement known as the Protestant Reformation, a historic religious revolution in the Christian church that resulted in the establishment of Protestant churches. Keywords: religion, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Renaissance, Italy, humanists

Explores Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation, and describes the events leading up to it. Considers some of the many reasons Luther opposed the Catholic Church. Describes how the printing press enabled Luther's ideas to spread across the world.

Briefly describes what happened to spark the Protestant Reformation and what contributed to its success. Details how the emphasis on individualism that was sparked by the Italian Renaissance directly led to Luther's notion that the actions of the individual's belief and faith determined one's standing with God, not the ramblings of a corrupt hierarchy that had distorted the religion.

A short overview of the underlying causes of the Protestant Reformation. The sale of indulgences by priests, Martin Luther's creation of his 95 Theses, and King Henry VIII's formation of the Church of England all played roles in the divisions of the Roman Catholic church.