"For God's sake, do not put yourself at odds with the Word of God. For truly it will persist as surely as the Rhine follows its course. One can perhaps dam it up for awhile, but it is impossible to ...

A new biography captures the misunderstood faith of Huldrych Zwingli. Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531) has not usually fared well at the hands of historians. Whether cast as Martin Luther’s antagonist or ...

(RNS) — Despite all the hype during the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the spiritual father of Baptists, Huldrych Zwingli, it turns out, is far more important to modern Christianity than Martin ...

A new biography captures the misunderstood faith of Huldrych Zwingli.

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Christians are currently observing the season of Lent, a time of sacrifice to prepare for the celebration of Easter. Many liturgical church members, such as Roman Catholics and Episcopalians, practice ...

The Colloquy at Marburg was called in hopes of reconciling the two centers of the German Reformation—Zurich and Wittenburg, but conflict over the Lord’s Supper split their common cause. Not nearly as ...

The images are dreadful, the screams heart-wrenching, the torments beyond the bounds of imagination. Anna Reinhart (Sarah Sophia Meyer) is doubled over before an altar in Zurich's Grossmünster, ...

Zwingli was on a mineral-springs vacation in August, 1519, when the Black Death broke out in Zurich. Though weak already from exhausting work, he hurried back to his city to minister to victims.