Reformation (disambiguation)

Reformation may refer to:

Movements

• Protestant Reformation, the 16th-century schism within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin, and others, with which were associated:
  • English Reformation, series of events in 16th century England by which the church in England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church
  • Scottish Reformation, in 1560, part of the wider Protestant Reformation
  • Reformation in Switzerland, the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland, during the 1520s
  • Reformation in Denmark–Norway and Holstein, the 16th century transition to Lutheranism in the realms ruled by the Copenhagen-based House of Oldenburg
  • Swedish Reformation, the Protestant reformation in Sweden in 1527
  • Icelandic Reformation, in the middle of the 16th century, when King Christian III of Denmark imposed Lutheranism
• Radical Reformation, an Anabaptist movement concurrent with the Protestant Reformation
• Counter-Reformation, the period of Catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent, sometimes considered a response to the Protestant Reformation

Related topics

• The Reformation, the sixth volume of Will Durant's massive history The Story of Civilization, focusing on the Protestant Reformation
• The Reformation: A History, a history book by English historian Diarmaid MacCulloch
• Reformation (journal), a peer-reviewed academic journal sponsored by the Tyndale Society, publishing scholarship relating to the Reformation era
• Reformation Day, a religious holiday celebrated on October 31 in remembrance of the Protestant Reformation
• Reformation Wall, a monument to the Protestant Reformation in Geneva, Switzerland

Music

• The Reformation (band), an American progressive rock band
  • The Reformation (album), the band's 2011 self-titled debut album
• Reformation (Kiuas album), 2006
• Reformation (Spandau Ballet album), 2002
• Symphony No. 5 (Mendelssohn), also called the Reformation Symphony, commemorating the Protestant Reformation

Other uses

• Reformation, a term commonly used in the United States for the Rectification (law) of a written contract or legal instrument
• Reformation (The Wire), a 2004 episode of the television series The Wire
• Post-Suharto era or period of Reform (Reformasi), the (current) era in Indonesia following the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the fall of Suharto, characterized by increased freedom and political participation

See also

• Reform (disambiguation)
• Reconstruction (disambiguation)