Humanism as the Foundation of the Reformation
4 min readApr 2, 2020
When religious scholars began to read the original texts and look back to classical and early church writings, humanism stepped in to help those that were appalled by the actions of the church to try to bring it back to the format and heart of the original church that could be found in the New Testament. Rhetoric returned. Self-awareness multiplied. Everything did not go through the Church anymore. It went from…