Renaissance and Reformation

Justification on SermonAudio · Oct 23, 2026 · 1h 5m

The sermon examines the complex relationship between the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation, arguing that while the former provided essential intellectual and technological preparation, it ultimately fell short of the latter's spiritual depth. It highlights how Renaissance humanism, through the recovery of Greek and Hebrew texts and the invention of movable type, created the conditions for biblical scholarship and the spread of Reformation ideas. The discussion contrasts the Erasmian view that human ignorance is the primary problem, solvable through education, with the Lutheran…