Philosophy
The Unintended Reformation
by Brad S. Gregory · 1984
★4.47
The Unintended Reformation
8 Takeaways: 1) The Reformation's Unintended Secularization of Society
Key Insight 1: The Reformation's Unintended Secularization of Society
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Key Insight 2: God's Exclusion from Modern Intellectual Discourse
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Key Insight 3: Sola Scriptura Led to Endless Doctrinal Pluralism and Relativism
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Key Insight 4: States Asserted Control Over Churches, Leading to Religion's Privatization
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Key Insight 5: Morality Shifted from Objective Virtues to Subjective Rights
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Key Insight 6: Avarice Transformed into the Virtuous "Goods Life"
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Key Insight 7: Knowledge Became Secular, Exiling Theology from Universities
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Key Insight 8: Modernity's Liberal Foundations Are Undermined by Its Own Success
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