• Terevos@lemm.eeOPM
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    1 year ago

    Besides a recovery of the true gospel…

    It seems that the start of getting people and nations to not be so reliant on a central authority (the Pope) and start governing for themselves. Yes, there were still monarchies, but the trend toward self-governance and democracy was really pushed forward and made possible by the Reformation.

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      1 year ago

      To add to that, there were even cases where a push for religious reform led directly to political reform, like the English Civil War.