It’s been said that the Protestant Reformation not only altered the course of the Christian church but also the entirety of Western Civilization, including our American way of life today.

How did an era that started 500 years ago in 1517 and lasting into the mid-1600s have that much impact? What were the conditions in the years and centuries prior that led to the Reformation? What made the leaders of the Reformation so bold and why are the ideas and doctrines they espoused so important for us in 21st century America?...