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The Unintended Reformation

by Brad S. Gregory · 1984

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The Unintended Reformation

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8 Takeaways: 1) The Reformation's Unintended Secularization of Society

Key Insight 1: The Reformation's Unintended Secularization of Society

This insight from The Unintended Reformation by Brad S. Gregory represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 2: God's Exclusion from Modern Intellectual Discourse

This insight from The Unintended Reformation by Brad S. Gregory represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 3: Sola Scriptura Led to Endless Doctrinal Pluralism and Relativism

This insight from The Unintended Reformation by Brad S. Gregory represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 4: States Asserted Control Over Churches, Leading to Religion's Privatization

This insight from The Unintended Reformation by Brad S. Gregory represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 5: Morality Shifted from Objective Virtues to Subjective Rights

This insight from The Unintended Reformation by Brad S. Gregory represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 6: Avarice Transformed into the Virtuous "Goods Life"

This insight from The Unintended Reformation by Brad S. Gregory represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 7: Knowledge Became Secular, Exiling Theology from Universities

This insight from The Unintended Reformation by Brad S. Gregory represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 8: Modernity's Liberal Foundations Are Undermined by Its Own Success

This insight from The Unintended Reformation by Brad S. Gregory represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

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