How religious orders of the sixteenth century pursued reform and holiness

Evangelical Catholics worked for reform without leaving their mother church

What Catholic piety in the Sixteenth century looked and felt like

Arminius questioned some aspects of Reformed faith, but he never meant to launch a movement

We have the sixteenth century to thank for Starbucks, some famous music, and your busy calendar

Readers respond to Christian History

Introductory remarks to the Catholic Reformation.

Twenty-fifth Session (December 3–4, 1563), “Concerning Regulars and Nuns”

“Contemplation to Attain Divine Love,” The Spiritual Exercises (1541)

The Spiritual Combat (1589)

Catholic reform came to a head at the Council of Trent

After Trent, changes were in the air

The Christian History Timeline compiled from issues 5, 12, 34, 39, 48, 115, and 118, with additions by the editors

The Thirty Years’ War: Europe’s last religious war

The Puritans left us a profound, ambiguous legacy

Five men with very different ideas on the reform of Sixteenth-century Catholicism

Cardinal Contarini and the Colloquy of Regensburg

Reginald Pole might have been Queen Mary’s husband or a reforming pope. Instead, he lost everything

Protestants and Catholics share their experiences of the intersection between the two groups—from the Reformation until the present day

Here are some recommendations from CH editorial staff and this issue’s authors to help you navigate the landscape of the Catholic Reformation and the effects of reform on into the seventeenth century.