How Did The Reformation Affect The Modern View Of Politics

The Reformation has profoundly affected the modern view of politics and law. Before the Reformation the Church governed politics; she controlled emperors and kings and governed the law of lands. One of the significant impetus to the Reformation was the decline in papal power and prestige during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries (pg, 320). The Protestant Reformation in the 1500s changed the course of history. It helped move Europe out of the Dark Ages and led to the rise of true religious freedom. It's original principles eventually found expression in the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America which teaches that when it comes to religion, the government of earth have no right to control the conscience.

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