Session Description
In 2017, churches around the world, both Protestant and Catholic, will mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. How we mark this milestone will say as much about us, and our own sense of identity, as it does about the events of five centuries ago. Indeed, the history of past milestone anniversaries (100, 200, 300, and 400 years ago) reveals stunningly different ways of remembering this history—and some crucial lessons about what to avoid this time around. Come for a fast-paced tour of histories of the Reformation and vigorous discussion by both Protestant and Catholic leaders about how we can do our remembering in profoundly sanctifying ways.
Conference Title
2016 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-29-2016
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Theology
Topic
History of Christianity
Keywords:
500th Anniversary, Sense of Identity, Discussion
Recommended Citation
Batastini, Robert J.; Choi, Peter; Maag, Karin; McNutt, David; Noll, Mark; Weaver, Lisa; Witvliet, John D.; and Zimmerman, Joyce Ann PhD, "Preparing to Remember the Reformation" (2016). Symposium on Worship Archive. 40.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2016/allitems/40
Included in
Preparing to Remember the Reformation
In 2017, churches around the world, both Protestant and Catholic, will mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. How we mark this milestone will say as much about us, and our own sense of identity, as it does about the events of five centuries ago. Indeed, the history of past milestone anniversaries (100, 200, 300, and 400 years ago) reveals stunningly different ways of remembering this history—and some crucial lessons about what to avoid this time around. Come for a fast-paced tour of histories of the Reformation and vigorous discussion by both Protestant and Catholic leaders about how we can do our remembering in profoundly sanctifying ways.