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The Reformation was a many-sided event, not merely a religious one. Martin Luther, the homo religiosus, was undoubtedly at the centre, but many non- theological factors (Humanism, politics, economics) contributed largely to its origin, form and extent. It was part of the shift in European thought and experience which had begun in the 14th century. Nonetheless, at its core it was a religious movement, and also a theological event, in the great trends launched by Luther, Calvin and also Zwingli. Thus the Reformation is not just a chapter of world hist…